Devising a desirable nano-heterostructured photoelectrode based on the charge transfer kinetics mechanism is a pivotal strategy for implementing efficient photoelectrocatalytic(PEC)technology,since the charge separati...Devising a desirable nano-heterostructured photoelectrode based on the charge transfer kinetics mechanism is a pivotal strategy for implementing efficient photoelectrocatalytic(PEC)technology,since the charge separation and utilization efficiency of a photoelectrode is critical to its PEC performance.Herein,we fabricate a F–Co_(3)O_(4)@Bi_(2)WO_(6) core–shell hetero-array photoanode by coupling Bi_(2)WO_(6) nanosheets with F–Co_(3)O_(4) nanowires using a simple solvothermal solution method.The three-dimensional hierarchical heterostructure has a homogeneous chemical interface,helping it to promote an S-scheme-based carrier transport kinetics and maintain excellent cycling stability.Charge density difference calculations verify the electron migration trend from F–Co_(3)O_(4) to Bi_(2)WO_(6) upon hybridization and the formation of an internal electric field in the heterojunction,consistent with the S-scheme mechanism,which is identified by in situ irradiation X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy.The optimized F–Co_(3)O_(4)@Bi_(2)WO_(6)-2 photoelectrode achieves high carrier utilization efficiency and exhibits superior PEC degradation performance for various organic pollutants,including reactive brilliant blue KN-R,rhodamine B,sulfamethoxazole,and bisphenol A.This work not only reveals that F–Co_(3)O_(4)@Bi_(2)WO_(6)-2 is effective for PEC water remediation but also provides a strategy to enhance carrier transport kinetics by designing binary oxides.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21875026,21878031)the Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University(LR2014013)+2 种基金the Science and Technology Foundation of Liaoning Province(No.201602052)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(No.20170520427)by the Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program(XLYC1802124).
文摘Devising a desirable nano-heterostructured photoelectrode based on the charge transfer kinetics mechanism is a pivotal strategy for implementing efficient photoelectrocatalytic(PEC)technology,since the charge separation and utilization efficiency of a photoelectrode is critical to its PEC performance.Herein,we fabricate a F–Co_(3)O_(4)@Bi_(2)WO_(6) core–shell hetero-array photoanode by coupling Bi_(2)WO_(6) nanosheets with F–Co_(3)O_(4) nanowires using a simple solvothermal solution method.The three-dimensional hierarchical heterostructure has a homogeneous chemical interface,helping it to promote an S-scheme-based carrier transport kinetics and maintain excellent cycling stability.Charge density difference calculations verify the electron migration trend from F–Co_(3)O_(4) to Bi_(2)WO_(6) upon hybridization and the formation of an internal electric field in the heterojunction,consistent with the S-scheme mechanism,which is identified by in situ irradiation X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy.The optimized F–Co_(3)O_(4)@Bi_(2)WO_(6)-2 photoelectrode achieves high carrier utilization efficiency and exhibits superior PEC degradation performance for various organic pollutants,including reactive brilliant blue KN-R,rhodamine B,sulfamethoxazole,and bisphenol A.This work not only reveals that F–Co_(3)O_(4)@Bi_(2)WO_(6)-2 is effective for PEC water remediation but also provides a strategy to enhance carrier transport kinetics by designing binary oxides.
