Optimally Selecting Photo- and Electrocatalysis to Facilitate CH<sub>4</sub> Activation on TiO<sub>2</sub>(110) Surface: Localized Photoexcitation versus Global Electric-Field Polarization
Min Zhou, Haifeng Wang
Abstract
), unveiling an interesting synergistic photoelectrocatalytic effect. This work could provide a fundamental insight into the different characteristics of photo- and electrocatalysis in modulating chemical bond cleavage.
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PhotoexcitationBond cleavagePhotochemistryChemistryPolarization (electrochemistry)ElectrocatalystChemical physicsPhotocatalysisElectric fieldHomolysisCatalysisExcited stateMaterials scienceAtomic physicsRadicalPhysical chemistryElectrochemistryPhysicsElectrodeBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction