Abstract

The development of technologically and economically viable strategies for large-scale fabrication of photoelectrodes is crucial for solar H2 production from photoelectrochemical water splitting. Herein, a low-cost and facile colloidal electrophoretic deposition approach was developed for scalable fabrication of hematite (α-Fe2O3) films. Large-sized uniform films (e.g. 80 mm × 70 mm) with tailored thickness and nanostructures can be easily prepared on conductive substrates within 2 minutes. The resultant films showed a high photocurrent of ∼1.1 mA cm(-2) at 1.23 V(RHE) under standard AM 1.5G illumination, which is among the highest reported values achieved on hematite films prepared using other complex colloidal approaches. The present work will pave a new avenue for fabrication of efficient photoelectrodes toward practically viable solar H2 production.

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