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Sharma A, Manna S, Kumar S, Satpati AK. Bismuth Vanadate and 3D Graphene Composite Photoanodes for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Oxidation of Water. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:33452-33465. [PMID: 37744824 PMCID: PMC10515188 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) has been one of the most promising photoanodes for the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation process. Efforts are still on to overcome the drawbacks of this photoanode to enhance the catalytic efficiency and improve the stability. In the present work, three-dimensional graphene (3D-G) was incorporated inside the BiVO4 matrix, primarily to improve the conductivity of the material. The photoanodes are fabricated with the incorporation of a SnO2 heterojunction and application of cobalt borate (Co-Bi) as a cocatalyst. The incorporation of 3D-G has enhanced the photocurrent from 0.72 o 1.21 mA cm-2 in ITO/SnO2/BiVO4 and ITO/SnO2/3D-G-BiVO4 materials; the photocurrent has been improved from 0.89 to 1.52 mA cm-2 in ITO/SnO2/BiVO4/Co-Bi and ITO/SnO2/3D-G-BiVO4. Semiconductor properties are evaluated from the Mott-Schottky measurements, and the charge transfer and transport kinetics of the PEC process are measured from several photoelectrochemical investigations. Both the charge transport and the charge transfer efficiencies are enhanced upon inclusion of 3D-G into the catalyst system. The lifetime of the charge carrier is observed to be increased. The decrease in the decay kinetics of the holes, enhancement in the open-circuit photovoltage (OCPV), and the resulting modulation of the surface states are responsible for the enhancement in the surface charge transfer process due to the inclusion of 3D-G into the catalytic system. Therefore, the additional role of 3D-G in the modulation of the surface states and release of the Fermi level pinning has made the band alignment between the semiconductor and the analyte better, which resulted in enhanced catalytic performance in the photoelectrochemical oxidation of water.
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- Abhishek Sharma
- Analytical
Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
- Homi
Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Analytical
Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
- Homi
Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Analytical
Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
- Homi
Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Analytical
Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
- Homi
Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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Chauhan I, Patra KK, Bajpai H, Mhamane NB, Salgaonkar KN, Gopinath CS. Nanostructured Co-doped BiVO 4 for efficient and sustainable photoelectrochemical chlorine evolution from simulated sea-water. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2051-2061. [PMID: 36692075 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03369k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The co-production of hydrogen and chlorine from sea-water splitting could be a potential, sustainable and attractive route by any method. However, challenges to overcome are many, and critically, the sustainability and operating potential of the electrocatalyst are important. In this work, we report on Co-doping in the BiVO4 (Co-BV) crystal lattice and employed the same as the photoanode; Co-BV exhibits a photocurrent of 190 μA cm-2 at 1.1 V vs. RHE (the reversible hydrogen electrode) in the acidic sodium chloride solution (pH 2.3) under one sun illumination. The best-performing photoanode, with 0.05 mol% of Co doping (0.05 Co-BV), selectively produced active chlorine with 92% faradaic efficiency at 1.1 V vs. RHE by successfully suppressing the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the stability of the catalyst was demonstrated for up to 20 h. This is the lowest operating potential reported for the chlorine evolution reaction (CER), thus far. The overpotential required for CER with 0.05 Co-BV is lower than that of OER, which leads to selective CER at 1.1 V (vs. RHE). Co-doping into the BiVO4 lattice decreases the charge transfer resistance and enhances the CER kinetics due to its structural and electronic integration with the BV lattice. We demonstrate that Co-doping also improves the lifetime of the charge carrier and enhances the current density of CER and sustainability of the catalyst.
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- Inderjeet Chauhan
- Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India.
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- Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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Peng Y, Du M, Zou X, Jia G, Permatasari Santoso S, Peng X, Niu W, Yuan M, Hsu HY. Suppressing photoinduced charge recombination at the BiVO 4||NiOOH junction by sandwiching an oxygen vacancy layer for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 608:1116-1125. [PMID: 34749133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH) is regarded as one of the promising cocatalysts to enhance the catalytic performance of photoanodes but suffers from serious interfacial charge-carrier recombination at the photoanode||NiOOH interface. In this work, surface-engineered BiVO4 photoanodes are fabricated by sandwiching an oxygen vacancy (Ovac) interlayer between BiVO4 and NiOOH. The surface Ovac interlayer is introduced on BiVO4 by a chemical reduction treatment using a mild reducing agent, sodium hypophosphite. The induced Ovac can alleviate the interfacial charge-carrier recombination at the BiVO4||NiOOH junction, resulting in efficient charge separation and transfer efficiencies, while an outer NiOOH layer is coated to prevent the Ovac layer from degradation. As a result, the as-prepared NiOOH-P-BiVO4 photoanode exhibits a high photocurrent density of 3.2 mA cm-2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE under the irradiation of 100 mW/cm2 AM 1.5G simulated sunlight, in comparison to those of bare BiVO4, P-BiVO4, and NiOOH-BiVO4 photoanodes (1.1, 2.1 and 2.3 mA cm-2, respectively). In addition to the superior photoactivity, the 5-h amperometric measurements illustrate improved stability of the surface-engineered NiOOH-P-BiVO4 photoanode. Our work showcases the feasibility of combining cocatalysts with Ovac, for improved photoactivity and stability of photoelectrodes.
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- Yong Peng
- School of Energy and Environment, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, PR China
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- Curtin Institute of Functional Molecules and Interfaces School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University, Kalijudan No. 37, Surabaya 60114, East Java, Indonesia
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China.
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Dagar P, Kumar S, Ganguli AK. Effect of Mn 2+ incorporation on the photoelectrochemical properties of BiVO 4. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05292f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mn2+–BiVO4 photoanodes (Mn2+ = 0.2–1%) to improve the charge-carrier separation and electrical conductivity of BiVO4 are reported.
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- Preeti Dagar
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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Li X, Dong Y, Hu G, Ma K, Chen M, Ding Y. Morphology Engineering of BiVO 4 with CoO x Derived from Cobalt-containing Polyoxometalate as Co-catalyst for Oxygen Evolution. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:2967-2972. [PMID: 34352152 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4 ) as a metal oxidation semiconductor has stimulated extensive attention in the photocatalytic water splitting field. However, the poor transport ability and easy recombination of charge carriers limit photocatalytic water oxidation activity of pure BiVO4 . Herein, the photocatalytic activity of BiVO4 is enhanced via adjusting its morphology and combination co-catalyst. First, the Cu-BiVO4 was synthesized by copper doping to control the growth of {110} facet of BiVO4 , which is regarded for the separation of photo-generated charge carriers. Then the CoOx in-situ generated from K6 [SiCoII (H2 O)W11 O39 ] ⋅ 16H2 O was photo-deposited on Cu-BiVO4 surface as co-catalyst to speed up reaction kinetics. Cu-BiVO4 @CoOx hybrid catalyst shows highest photocatalytic activity and best stability among all the prepared catalysts. Oxygen evolution is about 34.6 μmol in pH 4 acetic acid buffer under 420 nm LED irradiation, which is nearly 20 times higher than that of pure BiVO4 . Apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) in 1 h and O2 yield are 1.83% and 23.1%, respectively. O2 evolution amount nearly maintains the original value even after 5 cycles.
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- Xiaohu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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Gogoi D, Shah AK, Rambabu P, Qureshi M, Golder AK, Peela NR. Step-Scheme Heterojunction between CdS Nanowires and Facet-Selective Assembly of MnO x-BiVO 4 for an Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Overall Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:45475-45487. [PMID: 34521201 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The spatial separation and transport of photogenerated charge carriers is crucial in building an efficient photocatalyst for solar energy conversion into chemical energy. A step-scheme CdS/MnOx-BiVO4 photocatalyst was synthesized by spatial deposition of MnOx and one-dimensional (1D) CdS nanowires on a three-dimensional (3D) decahedron BiVO4 surface. The photocatalytic activity of CdS/MnOx-BiVO4 for the overall water-splitting reaction was investigated without sacrificial reagent under visible light irradiation. The synthesized photocatalysts were thoroughly analyzed using high-end characterization techniques. The 5CdS/MnOx-BiVO4 exhibited the highest H2 and O2 production rates of 1.01 and 0.51 mmol g-1 h-1, respectively, with an apparent quantum yield of 11.3% in the absence of any sacrificial reagent. The excellent photoactivity is due to the presence of oxygen vacancies along with effective charge separation/transfer properties and strong interaction of cocatalysts (MnOx and Pt) with the photocatalysts (BiVO4 and CdS) in the 5CdS/MnOx-BiVO4 heterojunction. The significance of the presence of MnOx and Pt cocatalysts on the selective facets of BiVO4 for efficient overall water splitting reaction is highlighted in this work.
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- Devipriya Gogoi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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Faisal M, Iqbal A, Adam F, Jothiramalingam R. Effect of Cu doping on the photocatalytic activity of InVO 4 for hazardous dye photodegradation under LED light and its mechanism. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 84:576-595. [PMID: 34388120 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cu doped InVO4 (xCu-InVO4 (x = 0.06-0.15 wt %) was synthesized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method for the removal of methylene blue (MB) under LED light irradiation. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis indicated the coexistence of V5+ and V4+ species due to the O-deficient nature of the xCu-InVO4. The synthesized photocatalysts displayed a morphology of spherical and square shaped particles (20-40 nm) and micro-sized rectangle rods with a length range of 100-200 μm. The xCu-InVO4 exhibited superior adsorption and photodegradation efficiency compared to pristine InVO4 and TiO2 due to the presence of O2 vacancies, V4+/V5+ species, and Cu dopant. The optimum reaction conditions were found to be 5 mg L-1 (MB concentration), pH 6, and 100 mg of photocatalyst mass with a removal efficiency and mineralization degree of 100% and 96.67%, respectively. The main active species responsible for the degradation of MB were •OH radicals and h+. Reusability studies indicated that the 0.13Cu-InVO4 was deactivated after a single cycle of photocatalytic reaction due to significant leaching of V4+ and Cu2+ species.
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- Mohamed Faisal
- School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
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- Surfactant Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Stathi P, Solakidou M, Deligiannakis Y. Lattice Defects Engineering in W-, Zr-doped BiVO 4 by Flame Spray Pyrolysis: Enhancing Photocatalytic O 2 Evolution. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:501. [PMID: 33669461 PMCID: PMC7920441 DOI: 10.3390/nano11020501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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A flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) method has been developed, for controlled doping of BiVO4 nanoparticles with W and Zr in tandem with the oxygen vacancies (Vo) of the BiVO4 lattice. Based on XPS and Raman data, we show that the nanolattice of W-BiVO4 and Zr-BiO4 can be controlled to achieve optimal O2 evolution from H2O photocatalysis. A synergistic effect is found between the W- and Zr-doping level in correlation with the Vo-concentration. FSP- made W-BiVO4 show optimal photocatalytic O2-production from H2O, up to 1020 μmol/(g × h) for 5%W-BiVO4, while the best performing Zr-doped achieved 970 μmol/(g × h) for 5%Zr-BiVO4. Higher W-or Zr-doping resulted in deterioration in photocatalytic O2-production from H2O. Thus, engineering of FSP-made BiVO4 nanoparticles by precise control of the lattice and doping-level, allows significant enhancement of the photocatalytic O2-evolution efficiency. Technology-wise, the present work demonstrates that flame spray pyrolysis as an inherently scalable technology, allows precise control of the BiVO4 nanolattice, to achieve significant improvement of its photocatalytic efficiency.
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- Laboratory of Physics Chemistry of Materials & Environment, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (P.S.); (M.S.)
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Kumar S, Satpati AK. Investigation of interfacial charge transfer kinetics of photocharged Co-Bi modified BiVO4 using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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