Optimizing pulsed laser deposition of crystalline BiVO 4 thin films on yttrium-stabilized zirconia (110) substrates.

Zhaoyi Xi Chenyu ZhouKim KisslingerMingzhao Liu

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2024)

Different conditions are explored to understand their effects on the pulsed laser deposition of BiVO 4 water splitting photoanodes, over YSZ (110) substrates. A two-step deposition (TSD) method can independently tune nucleation and bulk film growth, leading to the formation of a phase pure, crystalline BiVO 4 film with optimized water splitting activities.

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