Boosting the stability of BiVO<sub>4</sub> photoanodes: <i>in situ</i> cocatalyst passivation and immobilization by functional fluorine anions
Rui‐Ting Gao, Lijun Wu, Shujie Liu, Kan Hu, Xianhu Liu, Jun Zhang, Lei Wang
Abstract
A “surface-protected etching” strategy is proposed to photoelectrochemically <italic>in situ</italic> passivate the surface states by employing F<sup>−</sup> anions in electrolytes.
Topics & Concepts
PassivationFluorineIn situElectrolyteEtching (microfabrication)Materials scienceCompound semiconductorBoosting (machine learning)Inorganic chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryNanotechnologyElectrodePhysical chemistryLayer (electronics)MetallurgyComputer scienceEngineeringEpitaxyOrganic chemistryMachine learningAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques