The Self-Passivation Mechanism in Degradation of BiVO4 Photoanode

Summary: BiVO4 is a promising photoanode material for solar-assisted water splitting in a photoelectrochemical cell but has a propensity to degrade. Investigations carried out here in 0.1 M Na2SO4 electrolyte showed that degradation is by dissolution of V in the electrolyte while Bi is retained on t...

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Main Authors: Xin Yao, Xin Zhao, Jun Hu, Huiqing Xie, Danping Wang, Xun Cao, Zheng Zhang, Yizhong Huang, Zhong Chen, Thirumany Sritharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004219303153