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Effect of aqueous media on photoelectrochemical water splitting performance of α-Fe2O3/LaFeO3:Cr tandem cell

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A tandem cell that consists of an n-type (α-Fe2O3/hematite) photoanode and a p-type (LFO:Cr/chromium-doped lanthanum iron oxide) photocathode for solar water splitting has been demonstrated and studied for its photoelectrochemically. Under two-electrode system configurations, the PEC performance of α-Fe2O3 exhibited a good photoanodic response with the highest photocurrent density achieved was 0.0047 mA and 0.066 mA cm−2 at 1.23 V (vs. LFO and LFO:Cr), respectively, as operated in 0.1 M KOH (pH 13) electrolyte. Furthermore, the tandem of (LFO and LFO:Cr) vs. α-Fe2O3 also presented a similar increase of photocurrent responses as operated in different aqueous media. At zero bias condition, the highest photocurrent constructed in a two-electrode system was 0.0022 mA cm−2 for α-Fe2O3 vs. LFO:Cr, which increased by 0.0006 mA cm−2 from α-Fe2O3 vs. LFO tandem cell in 0.1 M KOH electrolyte. As a result, the solar-to-hydrogen (STH) efficiency of 0.0026% was achieved under AM 1.5 G illumination.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) for providing us with research facilities and substantial financial support during the course of our work. The primary author expresses gratitude to the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (MOHE) and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) for providing the complete paid study leave and scholarship for the 2020 Academic Training Scheme for Bumiputera (SLAB).

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This research has been funded by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Grant code: GP-K016172-2020).

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  1. Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Amin Aadenan, Mohd Norizam Md Daud, Mohd Adib Ibrahim, Norasikin Ahmad Ludin & Mohd Asri Mat Teridi

  2. School of Physics and Materials Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Negeri Sembilan, 72000, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

    Amin Aadenan

  3. Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Nurul Affiqah Arzaee, Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Noh & Nurul Aida Mohamed

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Nuramirah Atirah Abd Rahman

  5. Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Muslizainun Mustapha

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AA: Methodology, Investigation, Writing—Original Draft, and Writing—Review and Editing. NAA: Formal analysis and Validation. NAAR: Investigation. MFMN: Formal analysis and Validation. MNMD: Visualization. NAM: Validation. MM: Validation. MAI: Supervision and Resources. NAL: Supervision and Resources. MAMT: Supervision, Conceptualization, and Funding acquisition.

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Aadenan, A., Arzaee, N.A., Rahman, N.A.A. et al. Effect of aqueous media on photoelectrochemical water splitting performance of α-Fe2O3/LaFeO3:Cr tandem cell. Journal of Materials Research 39, 737–749 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-01262-9

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