Conductive MOFs coating on hematite photoanode for activity boost via surface state regulation
Yin, Shuang-Feng 1Pan, Jin-Bo 1Liu, Xuan 1Wang, Bing-Hao 1Chen, Yu-An 1Tan, Hong-Yi 1Ouyang, Jie 1Zhou, Wei 1Shen, Sheng 1Chen, Lang 1Au, Chak-Tong2
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1. Hunan Univ
2. Fuzhou Univ
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Abstract
The ability of hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) for photoelectrochemical water oxidation is limited by its poor conductivity. The construction of core-shell photoanode with a cocatalyst overlayer of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been recognized as an effective method to enhance activity and stability. However, most MOFs cocatalysts are insulators, charge conductivity of MOFs and surface state of alpha-Fe2O3 synchronously modulation are needed for efficient carrier migration. In this study, a conductive MOFs (cMOFs) overlayer based on 2,5-dihydroxybenzoquinone was conformally coated on Ti:Fe2O3 using caffeic acid as coordination agent. The catechol groups in caffeic acid not only bridges Ti:Fe(2)O(3 )with cMOFs, but also regulates the surface state of Ti:Fe2O3. Coordination of catechol with Ti:Fe2O3 results in shortening of Fe-O bond and generation of surface state of high energy, thereby increasing its capacity for holes storage. The synthesized Ti:Fe2O3@CoFe-cMOFs exhibits outstanding photo current density of 3.3 mA cm(-2) with high stability.
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Elsevier