Solvent-engineering assisted synthesis and characterization of BiVO4 photoanode for boosting the efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting

The flat and compact of BiVO4 films reduce the light scattering, increase efficiency of photon use, attributable to increase of electrons and holes participated in the reaction at the interface of BiVO4 and suppression of both bulk and surface recombination. As a result, PEC performance is highly enhanced193