Strong interactions between Au nanoparticles and BiVO4 photoanode boosts hole extraction for photoelectrochemical water splitting

• Main Authors: He, Bing, Cao, Yu, Lin, Kaijie, Wang, Yang, Li, Zhen, Yang, Yingkui, Zhao, Yanli, Liu, Xueqin
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Bismuth vanadate; Photoanode
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179260
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) is widely proposed as a key factor in tuning catalytic performances. Herein, the classical SMSI between Au nanoparticles (NPs) and BiVO4 (BVO) supports (Au/BVO-SMSI) is discovered and used innovatively for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Owing to t...