Key factors boosting the performance of planar ZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> photoanodes for solar water oxidation
Annalisa Polo, Florent Boudoire, Charles R. Lhermitte, Yongpeng Liu, Néstor Guijarro, Maria Vittoria Dozzi, Elena Selli, Kevin Sivula
Abstract
The interplay between high film crystallinity and n-type doping in enhancing the performance of ZnFe 2 O 4 thin film photoanodes has been revealed. Maximum benefit was achieved for the ca. 300 nm-thick photoactive layer with superior photon harvesting.
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CrystallinityMaterials scienceBoosting (machine learning)DopingOptoelectronicsPlanarLayer (electronics)Water splittingChemical engineeringPhotocatalysisNanotechnologyComposite materialComputer scienceChemistryCatalysisMachine learningBiochemistryEngineeringComputer graphics (images)Iron oxide chemistry and applicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications