Preparation of (Ti, Zr) co-doped hematite photoanode for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting

Hematite (α-Fe 2 O 3 ) is one of the promising photoanode materials for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, but its poor bulk charge transfer has been challenging towards its practical application. Herein, we have synthesized the (Ti, Zr) co-doped hematite by a facile hydrothermal method. The cooperation of (Ti, Zr) co-doped hematite yields photocurrent density of 1.51 mA cm −2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE and IPCE of 17.3% at 400 nm. The structural and PEC analysis indicate that the considerably PEC performance improvement is contributed to the higher carrier density and enhanced charge transfer of the synergistic effect of Ti and Zr co-doping.