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PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION
卷 34, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201600290
关键词
bismuth vanadate; oxygen vacancies; photocatalysis; surface photovoltage spectroscopy; water splitting
资金
- Australian Research Council
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences [DE-SC-0001234]
Thermal annealing of metal oxides in oxygen-deficient atmosphere, particularly reducing hydrogen gas, has been demonstrated to induce oxygen vacancy formation for enhanced photoactivity of the materials. Here, it is demonstrated that argon annealing (another prevalently used oxygen-deficient gas) in the temperature range of 300-700 degrees C greatly affects the activity of dual-faceted BiVO4 microcrystals for photocatalytic O-2 generation and photocurrent generation. While treatment at 300 degrees C has little to no effect, higher temperatures of 500 and 700 degrees C significantly improve the crystallinity, alter the local structure distortion, and reduce the bandgap energy of the treated BiVO4. The higher temperature treatment also favors formation of new subgap states attributed to oxygen vacancies, as supported by surface photovoltage and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies. Despite the most profound improvements in structural, optical, and electronic properties displayed by the 700 degrees C-treated BiVO4, the sample annealed at 500 degrees C exhibits the highest photoactivity. The lower activity of the 700 degrees C-treated BiVO4 is ascribed to the creation of bismuth vacancies and the loss of well-defined crystal facets, contributing to impeded electron transport and poor charge separation.
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