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  • Electrochemistry
  • Renewable Energy

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  • Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting efficiency is limited by the kinetic gap between rapid charge separation and slow catalytic reactions.
  • Mimicking the precise timing of natural photosystem II is crucial for advancing PEC technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and investigate a novel redox-engineered BiVO4/Fe-HOTP (BVO/R-Fe-HOTP) photoanode.
  • To synchronize charge carrier dynamics with catalytic water oxidation for enhanced PEC performance.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a BVO/R-Fe-HOTP photoanode using sequential NaBH4 reduction and O2 oxidation treatment.
  • Creation of a programmable valence gradient within the Fe-HOTP layer.
  • Characterization of the photoanode's electronic and catalytic properties.

Main Results:

  • The engineered photoanode exhibited a continuous valence transition from electron-rich Feδ+ to highly oxidized Fe3+ and Fe4+.
  • Achieved a high turnover frequency (TOF) of 82 s-1 due to surface Fe4+ active sites.
  • Reduced interfacial band offsets for efficient hole injection and extended carrier lifetime to 0.03 s.
  • Delivered a photocurrent density of 6.1 mA cm-2 at 1.23 VRHE.

Conclusions:

  • The BVO/R-Fe-HOTP photoanode demonstrates significant improvements in PEC water splitting efficiency.
  • Gradient valence engineering effectively synchronizes charge carrier and catalytic dynamics.
  • Achieved unbiased solar water splitting with a 4.58% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency when coupled with a Si solar cell.