Anion-exchange-mediated internal electric field for boosting photogenerated carrier separation and utilization

Tong Han; Xing Cao; Kaian Sun; Qing Peng; Chenliang Ye; Aijian Huang; Weng-Chon Cheong; Zheng Chen; Rui Lin; Di Zhao; Xin Tan; Zewen Zhuang; Chen Chen; Dingsheng Wang; Yadong Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25261-8

Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Anion-exchange-mediated internal electric field for boosting photogenerated carrier separation and utilization

Tong Han,
Xing Cao,
Kaian Sun,
Qing Peng,
Chenliang Ye,
Aijian Huang,
Weng-Chon Cheong,
Zheng Chen,
Rui Lin,
Di Zhao,
Xin Tan,
Zewen Zhuang,
Chen Chen,
Dingsheng Wang,
Yadong Li

Affiliations

Tong Han: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Xing Cao: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Kaian Sun: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Qing Peng: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Chenliang Ye: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Aijian Huang: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Weng-Chon Cheong: Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau
Zheng Chen: College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University
Rui Lin: Nanoinstitute Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Di Zhao: Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology
Xin Tan: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Zewen Zhuang: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Chen Chen: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Dingsheng Wang: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Yadong Li: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25261-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Research on the bulk internal electric field (IEF) regulation is significant for designing high-efficiency photocatalysts. Here, the authors report distinctive bismuth oxyhydroxide nanorods photocatalyst and increase the bulk IEF intensity by halogen ions exchange.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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