Monoclinic Tungsten Oxide with {100} Facet Orientation and Tuned Electronic Band Structure for Enhanced Photocatalytic Oxidations.
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Release time:2021-02-28
Impact Factor:8.758
DOI number:10.1021/acsami.6b02275
Journal:ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Key Words:TIO2 SINGLE-CRYSTALS; ANATASE TIO2; WO3; NANOSHEETS; WATER; SEMICONDUCTOR; REDUCTION; DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCURRENT; PERCENTAGE
Abstract:Exploring surface-exposed highly active crystal facets for photocatalytic oxidations is promising in utilizing monoclinic WO3 semiconductor. However, the previously reported highly active facets for monoclinic WO3 were mainly toward enhancing photocatalytic reductions. Here we report that the WO3 with {100} facet orientation and tuned surface electronic band structure can effectively enhance photocatalytic oxidation properties. The {100} faceted WO3 single crystals are synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method. The UV-visible diffuse reflectance, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy valence band spectra, and photoelectrochemical measurements suggest that the {100} faceted WO3 has a much higher energy level of valence band maximum compared with the normal WO3 crystals without preferred orientation of the crystal face. The density functional theory calculations reveal that the shift of O 2p and W 5d states in {100} face induce a unique band structure. In comparison with the normal WO3, the {100} faceted WO3 exhibits an O-2 evolution rate about 5.1 times in water splitting, and also shows an acetone evolution rate of 4.2 times as well as CO2 evolution rate of 3.8 times in gaseous degradation of 2-propanol. This study demonstrates an efficient crystal face engineering route to tune the surface electronic band structure for enhanced photocatalytic oxidations.
Indexed by:Journal paper
Volume:8
Page Number:10367-10374
Translation or Not:no
Date of Publication:2016-04-27
Included Journals:SCI
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