Abstract
Nanostructured hematite prepared via anodic deposition has been studied as photoanode in neutral and alkaline electrolytes. The morphology of the nanostructures was characterized by SEM, XRD analysis was performed to verify the phase of the films, absorption coefficient and band gap were determined from spectrophotometric measurements and the atomic concentration of Sn in hematite film was estimated from XPS measurements. EIS measurements and photocurrent responses showed the different behavior of hematite photoanode in alkaline and neutral electrolytes. The alkaline medium favors the chemisorption of the water molecules on hematite photoanode, contributing to the diminishing of the charge transfer resistance.
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