Manipulating the surface states of BiVO<sub>4</sub>through electrochemical reduction for enhanced PEC water oxidation
Peixin Yang, Huihui Shi, Hangfei Wu, Duohuan Yu, Lu Huang, Yali Wu, Xiangnan Gong, Peng Xiao, Yunhuai Zhang
Abstract
); meanwhile, the onset potential shifts 90 mV to the cathode. These results provide a new surface engineering tactic to modify the surface states of semiconductor photoanodes for high-efficiency PEC water oxidation.
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ElectrochemistryReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceOxidation reductionSurface (topology)RedoxChemical engineeringNanotechnologySurface statesChemistryMetallurgyElectrodePhysical chemistryEngineeringBiochemistryGeometryMathematicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications