Spectroscopy — In situ growth of ultrathin Co-MOF nanosheets on Α-Fe2O3 hematite nanorods for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Measurement evidence

Spectroscopy

In situ growth of ultrathin Co-MOF nanosheets on Α-Fe2O3 hematite nanorods for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation · Zhang Q., Wang H., Dong Y. et al. · Solar Energy · 2018 · 388-396

6 measurement groups · 11 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

UV-visible absorbance spectroscopy

Fe2O3@Co-MOF varied Co/MIm ratio series · Electrode

Supplemental UV-vis absorbance spectra for bare hematite and Fe2O3@0.1Co@0.4/0.8/1.6MIm ratio series.

Geometry
FTO-supported hematite photoanodes
Context
Co/MIm ratio series versus bare hematite
Measurement source
p003 / SI p3 · Supporting information · Fig. S4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
bare Fe2O3 absorbance near 400 nmapproximately 2.45 a.u. at 400 nmFigure Axis
Approximate
p003 / SI p3 · Supporting information · Fig. S4
Fe2O3@0.1Co@0.8MIm absorbance near 400 nmapproximately 2.55 a.u. at 400 nmFigure Axis
Approximate
p003 / SI p3 · Supporting information · Fig. S4

XPS survey spectra

Fe2O3@0.1Co@0.8MIm · Electrode

Survey XPS comparison of pristine ZIF-67 and Fe2O3@0.1Co@0.8MIm.

Geometry
powder ZIF-67 reference and Fe2O3@Co-MOF photoanode film
Context
target composite versus pristine framework reference
Measurement source
p004 / SI p4 · Supporting information · Fig. S7
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
target XPS survey elementsFe, O, Co, N and C survey peaks observed for Fe2O3@0.1Co@0.8MImVisual Estimate
Qualitative
p004 / SI p4 · Supporting information · Fig. S7

UV-visible absorbance spectroscopy

Fe2O3@Co-MOF varied Co/MIm ratio series · Electrode

Optical absorption of surface-modified alpha-Fe2O3 films; BaSO4 reference.

Geometry
thin-film photoanodes
Context
composite/control series
Measurement source
p004 / journal p391 · 3 Results and discussion · Figs. S3-S4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
light absorption effectCo-MOF-modified samples show similar absorbance; Co-only alpha-Fe2O3/0.1Co differsQualitative
Qualitative
p004 / journal p391 · 3 Results and discussion · Figs. S3-S4

High-resolution Co 2p XPS before/after PEC

Fe2O3@0.1Co · Electrode

Fresh and recovered Co-only hematite photoanodes measured with Al Kalpha XPS.

Geometry
photoanode surface
Context
Co-only control
Measurement source
p005 / journal p392 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Co-only XPS after PECshape and position changed significantly; smaller spin-orbit splitting, narrower FWHM and lower binding energy suggest Co(III)Qualitative
Qualitative
p005 / journal p392 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 4

High-resolution Co 2p XPS before/after PEC

Fe2O3@0.1Co@0.8MIm · Electrode

Fresh and recovered target Co-MOF hematite photoanodes measured with Al Kalpha XPS.

Geometry
photoanode surface
Context
target composite
Measurement source
p005 / journal p392 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
fresh catalyst Co 2p1/2 binding energy796.9 eVText
Exact Reported
p005 / journal p392 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 4
fresh catalyst Co 2p3/2 binding energy781.1 eVText
Exact Reported
p005 / journal p392 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 4
Co 2p shift after PECslight shift to lower binding energies after PEC reactionQualitative
Qualitative
p005 / journal p392 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 4

Co 2p XPS comparison between pristine ZIF-67 and Fe2O3@0.1Co@0.8MIm

Co-MOF powder / pristine ZIF-67 reference · Powder

XPS used to compare Co-N4 and coordinatively unsaturated Co-Nx environments.

Geometry
powder reference and film composite
Context
pristine framework versus target composite
Measurement source
p008 / journal p395 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 7
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
target unsaturated Co-Nx enrichmentMarked as a best value within this paperCo-Nx geometric type increased significantly versus pristine ZIF-67Qualitative
Qualitative
p008 / journal p395 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 7
ZIF-67 Co-N4 component781.9 eV assigned to Co-N4 environmentText
Exact Reported
p008 / journal p395 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 7
ZIF-67 Co-Nx component780.6 eV assigned to Co-Nx (x < 4) geometryText
Exact Reported
p008 / journal p395 · 3 Results and discussion · Fig. 7