Combined soft and hard X-ray ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy studies of semiconductor/electrolyte interfaces

Starr, David E.; Favaro, Marco; Abdi, Fatwa F.; Bluhm, Hendrik; Crumlin, Ethan J.; van de Krol, Roel

doi:10.1016/j.elspec.2017.05.003

Title: Combined soft and hard X-ray ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy studies of semiconductor/electrolyte interfaces

Journal Article · Thu May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elspec.2017.05.003· OSTI ID:1440005

Starr, David E. ^[1]; Favaro, Marco ^[2]; Abdi, Fatwa F. ^[1]; Bluhm, Hendrik ^[3]; Crumlin, Ethan J. ^[4]; van de Krol, Roel ^[1]

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), (Germany). Inst. for Solar Fuels
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), (Germany). Inst. for Solar Fuels; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

The development of solar fuel generating materials would greatly benefit from a molecular level understanding of the semiconductor/electrolyte interface and changes in the interface induced by an applied potential and illumination by solar light. Ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy techniques with both soft and hard X-rays, AP-XPS and AP-HAXPES respectively, have the potential to markedly contribute to this understanding. In this paper we initially provide two examples of current challenges in solar fuels material development that AP-XPS and AP-HAXPES can directly a ddress. This will be followed by a brief description of the distinguishing and complementary characteristics of soft and hard X-ray AP-XPS and AP-HAXPES and best approaches to achieving monolayer sensitivity in solid/aqueous electrolyte studies. In particular we focus on the detection of surface adsorbed hydroxyl groups in the presence of aqueous hydroxide anions in the electrolyte, a common situation when investigating photoanodes for solar fuel generating applications. Finally, the article concludes by providing an example of a combined AP-XPS and AP-HAXPES study of a semiconductor/aqueous electrolyte interface currently used in water splitting devices specifically the BiVO₄/aqueous potassium phosphate electrolyte interface.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: SC-22.1 USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1440005

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1550046

Journal Information:: Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, Vol. 221, Issue C; ISSN 0368-2048

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