Two-site H2O2 photo-oxidation on haematite photoanodes

Yotam Y. Avital; Hen Dotan; Dino Klotz; Daniel A. Grave; Anton Tsyganok; Bhavana Gupta; Sofia Kolusheva; Iris Visoly-Fisher; Avner Rothschild; Arik Yochelis

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06141-0

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Affiliations

Yotam Y. Avital: Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics, Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Hen Dotan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Dino Klotz: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Daniel A. Grave: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Anton Tsyganok: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Bhavana Gupta: Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics, Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Sofia Kolusheva: Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Iris Visoly-Fisher: Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics, Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Avner Rothschild: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Arik Yochelis: Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics, Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06141-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Understanding fundamental processes that occur using solar-to-fuel conversion materials is crucial for constructing effective renewable energy collection. Here, authors find the hydrogen peroxide light-driven hole-scavenging mechanism over haematite to proceed with two active sites rather than one

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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