Self-Assembled BiFeO3-ε-Fe2O3 Vertical Heteroepitaxy for Visible Light Photoelectrochemistry
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- 作者：Le Thi Quynh ; Chien Nguyen Van ; Yugandhar Bitla ; Jhih-Wei Chen ; Thi Hien Do ; Wen-Yen Tzeng ; Sheng-Chieh Liao ; Kai-An Tsai ; Yi-Chun Chen ; Chun-Lin Wu ; Chih-Huang Lai ; Chih-Wei Luo ; Yung-Jung Hsu and Ying-Hao Chu
- 刊名：Advanced Energy Materials
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 21, 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：6
- 期：18
- 全文大小：4648K
- ISSN：1614-6840
文摘
Self-assembled vertical heterostructure with a high interface-to-volume ratio offers tremendous opportunities to realize intriguing properties and advanced modulation of functionalities. Here, a heterostructure composed of two visible-light photocatalysts, BiFeO3 (BFO) and ε-Fe2O3 (ε-FO), is designed to investigate its photoelectrochemical performance. The structural characterization of the BFO-FO heterostructures confirms the phase separation with BFO nanopillars embedded in the ε-FO matrix. The investigation of band structure of the heterojunction suggests the assistance of photoexcited carrier separation, leading to an enhanced photoelectrochemical performance. The insights into the charge separation are further revealed by means of ultrafast dynamics and electrochemical impedance spectroscopies. This work shows a delicate design of the self-assembled vertical heteroepitaxy by taking advantage of the intimate contact between two phases that can lead to a tunable charge interaction, providing a new configuration for the optimization of photoelectrochemical cell.