@article{Lin2024, 
author = {Jingyi Lin and Xin Li and Zhiliang Wang and Runlu Liu and Hui Pan and Yixin Zhao and Lingti Kong and Yao Li and Shenmin Zhu and Lianzhou Wang},
title = {Organic ligand nanoarchitectonics for BiVO4 photoanodes surface passivation and cocatalyst grafting},
year = {2024},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {17},
number = {5},
pages = {3667-3674},
keywords = {water splitting, photoanode, bismuth vanadate, surface passivation, bridging ligands},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-023-6262-1},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-023-6262-1},
abstract = {Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a promising photoanode material for efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, whereas its performance is inhibited by detrimental surface states. To solve the problem, herein, a low-cost organic molecule 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (BTC) is selected for surface passivation of BiVO4 photoanodes (BVOs), which also provides bonding sites for Co2+ to anchor, resulting in a Co-BTC-BVO photoanode. Owing to its strong coordination with metal ions, BTC not only passivates surface states of BVO, but also provides bonding between BVO and catalytic active sites (Co2+) to form a molecular cocatalyst. Computational study and interfacial charge kinetic investigation reveal that chemical bonding formed at the interface greatly suppresses charge recombination and accelerates charge transfer. The obtained Co-BTC-BVO photoanode exhibits a photocurrent density of 4.82 mA/cm2 at 1.23 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and a low onset potential of 0.22 VRHE under AM 1.5 G illumination, which ranks among the best photoanodes coupled with Co-based cocatalysts. This work presents a novel selection of passivation layers and emphasizes the significance of interfacial chemical bonding for the construction of efficient photoanodes.}
}