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Crystal facet modulation of Bi2WO6 microplates for spatial charge separation and inhibiting reverse reaction.

Abraham AdenleHongpeng ZhouXiaoping TaoYue ZhaoMing ShiBin ZengJiangshan QuRengui LiCan Li
Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2021)
We experimentally demonstrated that spatial charge separation can take place between the {010} and {001} facets of Bi2WO6 microplates. Further assembly of the reduction and oxidation cocatalysts leads to a remarkable enhancement of photocatalytic water oxidation activity in the presence of Fe3+ ions while the reverse oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+ ions is totally inhibited. The origin of the driving force is theoretically proven to be the difference in surface work function between the co-exposed facets, which shows a feasible strategy for developing efficient photocatalysts for solar energy conversion.
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