Effect of oxygen evolution catalysts on hematite nanorods for solar water oxidation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Oct 14;47(38):10653-5. doi: 10.1039/c1cc13886c. Epub 2011 Sep 1.

Abstract

Photochemical deposition of Co and Ni based oxygen evolution catalysts on hematite nanorods cathodically shifted the onset potential of photocurrent near to the flat band potential of hematite. A 9.5 fold enhancement in the photocurrent density at 0.86 V vs. RHE compared to the parent hematite photoanode was observed with the Ni-Bi/Fe(2)O(3) photoanode.