Dataset for 'Simultaneous Formation of FeOx Electrocatalyst Coating within Hematite Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting'

The techniques used were as follows: Electron Microscopy – SEM and TEM; X-ray diffraction – powder samples; Photoelectrochemistry – potentiostat and electrochemical cell linked to a calibrated solar simulator light source; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for surface analysis of element and oxidation states; UV-visible spectroscopy – analysis of organic compounds and bonding; Raman analysis – analysis of organic compounds and bonding; O2 evolution analysis – fluorescent probe. Powder samples were hand ground before mounting on sample holders for powder X-ray analysis, Raman and UV-visible spectroscopy. For TEM, samples were hand ground then briefly sonicated in propanol before a drop of the suspension was applied to formvar and carbon coated copper mesh grids. For all details see attached Data Collection Methods document and links to related publications.