Defect engineering is recognized as an effective route to obtain highly active photocatalytic materials.However,the current understanding of defects is mainly limited to isolated atomic vacancy defects,ignoring the ex...Defect engineering is recognized as an effective route to obtain highly active photocatalytic materials.However,the current understanding of defects is mainly limited to isolated atomic vacancy defects,ignoring the exploration of the functions of multivariate defects formed by the deletion of several adjacent atoms in photocatalytic system.Here,we prepared SnS2 nanostructures with the same morphology but different dominant defects,and by testing their photocatalytic performance,it was found that the multivariate defects can significantly improve the photocatalytic performance than isolated S vacancies.Combining experiments and theoretical calculations,we confirmed that the promotion of multivariate defects,especially“S-Sn-S”vacancy associates,on the photocatalytic performance is reflected in many aspects,such as the regulation of the energy band structure,the improvement of the charge separation efficiency,and the promotion of the adsorption and activation of guest molecules.SnS2 with“S-Sn-S”vacancy associates exhibits excellent photocatalytic water purification ability.Under the induction of“S-Sn-S”vacancy associates,phenol was thoroughly photocatalytically decomposed,further confirming its excellent functionality.This work not only provides new insights into identifying advantage defects in the catalyst structure,but also offers new ideas for constructing highly active photocatalysts based on defect engineering.展开更多
Exploring low-cost and highly active photocatalysts is very urgent to accomplish complete removal of phenolic contaminants and overcome the limitations of the existing photocatalysts.In this study,we designed and synt...Exploring low-cost and highly active photocatalysts is very urgent to accomplish complete removal of phenolic contaminants and overcome the limitations of the existing photocatalysts.In this study,we designed and synthesized noble metal-free TiO2 photocatalysts by introducing bismuth nanoparticles as modifiers of a TiO2 single crystal(Bi-SCTiO2).The Bi-SCTiO2 can make full use of the synergistic effect of a small band overlap and low charge carrier density(Bi)with a high conductivity(single crystal),significantly boosting the separation and migration of the photogenerated charge pairs.Therefore,the Bi-SCTiO2 photocatalyst exhibits a significantly enhanced degradation rate(12 times faster)of 4-nitrophenol than a TiO2 single crystal under simulated sunlight irradiation.Notably,the complete removal of phenolic contaminants is achieved in various water matrices,which not only successfully overcomes the incomplete degradation in many reported photocatalytic systems,but also manifests a significant practical potential for sewage disposal.Therefore,this work presents a new insight in designing and constructing noble metal-free decorated semiconductor single-crystal photocatalysts with excellent activity and cyclability.展开更多
基金supported by Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U20A20302 and 21701125)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2021T140512 and 2020M680869)+3 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(No.20JCQNJC00950)Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(No.B2021202001)Key R&D projects in Hebei Province(No.20373701D)Overseas High-level Talents Introduction Plan Foundation of Hebei Province(No.E2019050012).
文摘Defect engineering is recognized as an effective route to obtain highly active photocatalytic materials.However,the current understanding of defects is mainly limited to isolated atomic vacancy defects,ignoring the exploration of the functions of multivariate defects formed by the deletion of several adjacent atoms in photocatalytic system.Here,we prepared SnS2 nanostructures with the same morphology but different dominant defects,and by testing their photocatalytic performance,it was found that the multivariate defects can significantly improve the photocatalytic performance than isolated S vacancies.Combining experiments and theoretical calculations,we confirmed that the promotion of multivariate defects,especially“S-Sn-S”vacancy associates,on the photocatalytic performance is reflected in many aspects,such as the regulation of the energy band structure,the improvement of the charge separation efficiency,and the promotion of the adsorption and activation of guest molecules.SnS2 with“S-Sn-S”vacancy associates exhibits excellent photocatalytic water purification ability.Under the induction of“S-Sn-S”vacancy associates,phenol was thoroughly photocatalytically decomposed,further confirming its excellent functionality.This work not only provides new insights into identifying advantage defects in the catalyst structure,but also offers new ideas for constructing highly active photocatalysts based on defect engineering.
文摘Exploring low-cost and highly active photocatalysts is very urgent to accomplish complete removal of phenolic contaminants and overcome the limitations of the existing photocatalysts.In this study,we designed and synthesized noble metal-free TiO2 photocatalysts by introducing bismuth nanoparticles as modifiers of a TiO2 single crystal(Bi-SCTiO2).The Bi-SCTiO2 can make full use of the synergistic effect of a small band overlap and low charge carrier density(Bi)with a high conductivity(single crystal),significantly boosting the separation and migration of the photogenerated charge pairs.Therefore,the Bi-SCTiO2 photocatalyst exhibits a significantly enhanced degradation rate(12 times faster)of 4-nitrophenol than a TiO2 single crystal under simulated sunlight irradiation.Notably,the complete removal of phenolic contaminants is achieved in various water matrices,which not only successfully overcomes the incomplete degradation in many reported photocatalytic systems,but also manifests a significant practical potential for sewage disposal.Therefore,this work presents a new insight in designing and constructing noble metal-free decorated semiconductor single-crystal photocatalysts with excellent activity and cyclability.
