Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Reaction kinetics and interplay of two different surface states on hematite photoanodes for water oxidation

  • Jingguo Li,
  • Wenchao Wan,
  • Carlos A. Triana,
  • Hang Chen,
  • Yonggui Zhao,
  • Christos K. Mavrokefalos,
  • Greta R. Patzke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20510-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Detailed understanding of the reaction kinetics of the surface states of hematite photoanodes is crucial to improving their water oxidation performance. Here the authors reveal two dynamically interacting states which play a key part in the structure properties of these anodes.