Semiconductor-based photocatalysis for efficient solar energy conversion is an ideal strategy to tackle the growing global energy and environmental crisis.However,the development of photocatalysis is still limited by ...Semiconductor-based photocatalysis for efficient solar energy conversion is an ideal strategy to tackle the growing global energy and environmental crisis.However,the development of photocatalysis is still limited by problems such as low utilization of visible light,low efficiency of charge transfer and separation,and insufficient reactive sites.Herein,Au nanoparticles(NPs)were deposited on the surface of Bi_(2)WO_(6)by a one-step reduction method,which simultaneously induced the formation of oxygen vacancies(OVs)on the surface of Bi_(2)WO_(6).The OVs concentration is found to be increased with the increase of Au loading.Au NPs and OVs improve the light absorption and facilitate the separation and transport of the photogenerated carriers.In addition,OVs act synergistically with the nearby metal active sites to optimize the adsorption energy of reactants on the catalyst surface,changing the adsorption form of CO_(2)molecules on the catalyst surface.The as-synthesized photocatalyst achieved a photocatalytic performance of up to 34.8μmol g^(−1)h^(−1)of CO_(2)reduction to CO without sacrificial agent in a gas-solid system,which is 9.4 times higher than that of the pristine Bi_(2)WO_(6).This work may further deepen our understanding on the relationship between metal NPs and OVs,and their combined role in photocatalysis.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundations of China(51972288 and 51672258)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2652018287)the 2021 Graduate Innovation Fund Project of China University of Geosciences,Beijing(ZY2021YC006).
文摘Semiconductor-based photocatalysis for efficient solar energy conversion is an ideal strategy to tackle the growing global energy and environmental crisis.However,the development of photocatalysis is still limited by problems such as low utilization of visible light,low efficiency of charge transfer and separation,and insufficient reactive sites.Herein,Au nanoparticles(NPs)were deposited on the surface of Bi_(2)WO_(6)by a one-step reduction method,which simultaneously induced the formation of oxygen vacancies(OVs)on the surface of Bi_(2)WO_(6).The OVs concentration is found to be increased with the increase of Au loading.Au NPs and OVs improve the light absorption and facilitate the separation and transport of the photogenerated carriers.In addition,OVs act synergistically with the nearby metal active sites to optimize the adsorption energy of reactants on the catalyst surface,changing the adsorption form of CO_(2)molecules on the catalyst surface.The as-synthesized photocatalyst achieved a photocatalytic performance of up to 34.8μmol g^(−1)h^(−1)of CO_(2)reduction to CO without sacrificial agent in a gas-solid system,which is 9.4 times higher than that of the pristine Bi_(2)WO_(6).This work may further deepen our understanding on the relationship between metal NPs and OVs,and their combined role in photocatalysis.
