Journal
MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
Volume 142, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2021.111406
Keywords
Heterojunction photocatalyst; Band energy structure; Potential barrier; Photo-excited carrier transfer; Photocatalytic mechanism
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51662027]
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This paper systematically discusses the properties, formation and performance regulation of heterojunction photocatalysts in different scenarios. The results indicate that the photocatalytic performance of heterojunctions highly depends on the characteristics of the constituent semiconductors, and all types of heterojunction photocatalysts are expected to exhibit enhanced photocatalytic effects.
Construction of heterojunctions by coupling two semiconductors together is one of the most efficient ways to realize the electron-hole pair separation. In this short paper, I systematically discuss the properties of heterojunction photocatalysts in all cases. The formation of space charge regions, built-in electric field and potential barriers at the interface regions of thermally equilibrated heterojunctions are analyzed in details. When the heterojunctions are used for photocatalysis, the transfer behavior and mechanism of photo-excited non-equilibrium carriers between the constituent semiconductors are discussed. It is demonstrated that the heterojunction properties, carrier transfer behavior and photocatalytic mechanism depend highly on the semiconductivity (Ntype or P-type), work function (or Fermi level), and CB/VB potentials of the constituent semiconductors. All types of the heterojunction photocatalysts are expected to exhibit enhanced photocatalytic performances. This paper provides an important insight into the understanding of heterojunction photocatalytic mechanism and design of excellent heterojunction composite photocatalysts.
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