Synergistic effect of p-type and n-type dopants in semiconductors for efficient electrocatalytic water splitting

Kutlusoy, Tugce and Divanis, Spyridon and Pittkowski, Rebecca and Marina, Riccardo and Frandsen, Adrian M. and Minhova-Macounova, Katerina and Nebel, Roman and Zhao, Dongni and Mertens, Stijn F. L. and Hoster, Harry and Krtil, Petr and Rossmeisl, Jan (2022) Synergistic effect of p-type and n-type dopants in semiconductors for efficient electrocatalytic water splitting. Chemical Science, 13 (46). pp. 13879-13892. ISSN 2041-6520

Abstract

Co-substituting a stable material, e.g. TiO2, with both n- and p-type dopants, allows tuning its reactivity to activate the material for oxygen evolution. This opens up a new design avenue for acid water electrolysis electrocatalysts.