Corrigendum to “Plasmon aided (BiVO₄)_x–(TiO₂)_1−x ternary nanocomposites for efficient solar water splitting” (Solar Energy (2017) 155 (770–780), (S0038092X17306163) (10.1016/j.solener.2017.07.031))

The authors identified an error in the proposed mechanism presented in “Scheme 1 and Graphical Abstract” of the published article. A brief discussion on charge transfer mechanism is provided below along with the corrected Figures. The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. Description We proposed a photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting mechanism on the surface of as-synthesized photoanodes. The proposed charge transfer mechanism is now corrected based on the bandgap values and band edge positions of the synthesized nanocomposites as presented in Scheme 1 graphical abstract. It is assumed that the photogenerated electrons of BiVO₄ excited from E_VB to its various energy levels of E_CB, i.e., low-energy level (E₁) and high-energy level (E₂) (Luan et al., 2015; Naya et al., 2013). Consequently, the photogenerated electrons available at the low-energy level (E₁) quickly relaxed to the E_VB of BiVO₄ and recombined with their holes. However, partial high-energy electrons available at E₂ level thermodynamically transferred to the E_CB of TiO₂, resulting in the prolonged lifetime and promoted the separation of excitons. Therefore, it is predicted that the excited high-energy electrons in E_CB of BiVO₄ can be drifted towards E_CB of TiO₂, while the holes in E_VB of TiO₂ can easily be drifted towards E_VB of BiVO₄.