Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis
Summary: Selectively harnessing photo-induced carriers to control surface photo-redox reactions can enable currently limited specificity in photocatalytic applications. By using a new approach to switching between dominant electron and hole charge transfer on the surfaces of metal oxide nanocrystals...
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| author | Han Li Yingchun Ding Kaiyi Luo Qiuping Zhang Huan Yuan Shuyan Xu Ming Xu |
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| description | Summary: Selectively harnessing photo-induced carriers to control surface photo-redox reactions can enable currently limited specificity in photocatalytic applications. By using a new approach to switching between dominant electron and hole charge transfer on the surfaces of metal oxide nanocrystals, depending on the optimal carrier for specific application functionality in photocatalytic pollutant degradation, H2 production, CO2 reduction, and gas sensing. The approach is based on the surface redox properties of custom-designed p-n hetero-structured hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) containing copper oxide, and wide-gap metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs). The customized CuxO/ZnO (CXZ) heterostructures ensure effective charge separation and surface reactions driven by UV-vis excited highly reactive holes and show high performance in the photo-oxidative degradation of organic dyes and NO2 gas sensing. By switching the dominant surface carrier type from holes to electrons, the hybrids exhibit excellent performance in photocatalytic H2 evolution and CO2 reduction. This work offers a generic approach to engineering multipurpose photocatalytic materials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6def529f9c1640789f25b1e18091b5c62025-01-18T05:05:06ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422025-02-01282111750Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysisHan Li0Yingchun Ding1Kaiyi Luo2Qiuping Zhang3Huan Yuan4Shuyan Xu5Ming Xu6College of Electronic Information & Key Lab of Information Materials of Sichuan Province, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, ChinaDepartment of Material and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, ChinaCollege of Electronic Information & Key Lab of Information Materials of Sichuan Province, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, China; Corresponding authorCollege of Electronic Information & Key Lab of Information Materials of Sichuan Province, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, China; National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaCollege of Electronic Information & Key Lab of Information Materials of Sichuan Province, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, ChinaPlasma Sources and Application Center, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 637616, SingaporeCollege of Electronic Information & Key Lab of Information Materials of Sichuan Province, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, China; National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Corresponding authorSummary: Selectively harnessing photo-induced carriers to control surface photo-redox reactions can enable currently limited specificity in photocatalytic applications. By using a new approach to switching between dominant electron and hole charge transfer on the surfaces of metal oxide nanocrystals, depending on the optimal carrier for specific application functionality in photocatalytic pollutant degradation, H2 production, CO2 reduction, and gas sensing. The approach is based on the surface redox properties of custom-designed p-n hetero-structured hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) containing copper oxide, and wide-gap metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs). The customized CuxO/ZnO (CXZ) heterostructures ensure effective charge separation and surface reactions driven by UV-vis excited highly reactive holes and show high performance in the photo-oxidative degradation of organic dyes and NO2 gas sensing. By switching the dominant surface carrier type from holes to electrons, the hybrids exhibit excellent performance in photocatalytic H2 evolution and CO2 reduction. This work offers a generic approach to engineering multipurpose photocatalytic materials.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225000094CatalysisEngineeringMaterials science |
| spellingShingle | Han Li Yingchun Ding Kaiyi Luo Qiuping Zhang Huan Yuan Shuyan Xu Ming Xu Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis iScience Catalysis Engineering Materials science |
| title | Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis |
| title_full | Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis |
| title_fullStr | Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis |
| title_short | Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis |
| title_sort | controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis |
| topic | Catalysis Engineering Materials science |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225000094 |
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