Abstract
Hematite is recognized as an excellent photocatalyst for photoelectrochemical photoanodes for water oxidation because of its favorable band gap, excellent anti-photocorrosion and structural stability in alkaline solution. However, slow charge transport and fast carrier recombination in the bulk and at the hematite photoanode/electrolyte interface, have limited its applications for water splitting. Herein, we report a highly efficient hematite/ferrhydrite (Fh) core–shell photoanode system, consisting of hematite (α-Fe2O3) semiconductor nanorods which dramatically enhance light harvesting, and ferrhydrite as the hole-storage shell. Our integrated hematite/ferrhydrite core–shell photoanode shows 2.7 times increased photo-current density under simulated sun light irradiation.
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