Citation: HU Yu-Xiang, JIANG Chun-Xiang, FANG Liang, ZHENG Fen-Gang, DONG Wen, SU Xiao-Dong, SHEN Ming-Rong. Effect of HF Treatment on the Photoelectrochemical Properties of a Hematite Thin Film Photoanode for Water Splitting[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2014, 30(6): 1099-1106. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201404282 shu

Effect of HF Treatment on the Photoelectrochemical Properties of a Hematite Thin Film Photoanode for Water Splitting

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Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films and College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China

Received Date: 21 March 2014
Available Online: 28 April 2014
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The effects of HF treatment on the photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of sol-gel prepared hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) thin films were investigated. Pores and interstices between the grains developed on the film surface as the HF etching time increased. The photocurrent density of the α-Fe₂O₃ photoanode decreased within the first 5 min of etching, and then increased quickly as the etching time increased. At longer time than 15 min the photocurrent density deteriorated. Re-annealing the etched samples significantly enhanced the photocurrent density. Based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies, we propose that two factors contribute to photocurrent density reversely: the porosity and the lowered crystallinity of the α-Fe₂O₃ surface because of HF treatment.Aschematic model was compiled to explain the enhanced PEC activities of the etched plus re-annealed α-Fe₂O₃ photoanode. The PEC and water splitting measurements showed that the etched plus re-annealed photoanode is more stable than the as-prepared one.
- α-Fe₂O₃ photoelectrode,
- Surface treatment,
- Photoelectrochemical property
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