Crack-free hematite inverse opal photo-anodes for enhancing photo-electrochemical water splitting
H. L. Zhu, Yajuan Zhang, Jingqian Zhu, Yuhuan Li, Saihua Jiang, Na Wu, Yu Wei, Jinming Zhou, Yanlin Song
Abstract
Crack-free hematite inverse opal photoanodes were fabricated by directly “sewing” the cracks in opal templates, which exhibited record high photo-electrochemical water splitting for pristine nanostructured hematite anodes.
Topics & Concepts
HematiteWater splittingMaterials scienceAnodeElectrochemistryInverseNanotechnologyChemical engineeringPhotocatalysisMetallurgyChemistryElectrodeCatalysisGeometryBiochemistryMathematicsEngineeringPhysical chemistryIron oxide chemistry and applicationsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties