Ultrasonic-assisted preparation of a pinhole-free BiVO4 photoanode for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 May 29;54(44):5570-5573. doi: 10.1039/c8cc01976b.

Abstract

A pinhole-free BiVO4 electrode was successfully synthesized using an ultrasonic-assisted synthetic method on a conductive substrate. The pinhole-free BiVO4 electrode showed highly improved photoelectrochemical activity for both sulfite oxidation and water oxidation. The blocking recombination processes were examined to clarify the enhanced photoelectrochemical performances.