This ‘HOT’ EES paper indicates that at illuminated WO3 photoanodes, water oxidation is dominated by oxidation of the acid anions in 1.0 M HCl, H2SO4, and HClO4, respectively.
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A quantitative assessment of the competition between water and anion oxidation at WO3 photoanodes in acidic aqueous electrolytes
Qixi Mi, Almagul Zhanaidarova, Bruce S. Brunschwig, Harry B. Gray and Nathan S. Lewis
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02929D
