Abstract
Fabrication of high-quality semiconductor thin films has long been a subject of keen interest in the photocatalytic field. Here, we report a facile, solution-based anodic plating and calcination for large-scale synthesis of BiVO(4) thin films on indium tin oxide coated glass for use as photoanodes in solar water splitting. Using Na(2)SO(3) as a sacrificial reagent, continuous solar H(2) production with 94% Faradaic efficiency was obtained over 6 h of photoelectrochemical water splitting.