<i>In situ</i> modification of BiVO<sub>4</sub> nanosheets on graphene for boosting photocatalytic water oxidation
Siyuan Liu, Jian Pan, Xin Li, Xin Meng, Hao Yuan, Yao Li, Yixin Zhao, Dawei Wang, Jun Ma, Shenmin Zhu, Lingti Kong
Abstract
yield and a 1.6-fold increase in the apparent quantum efficiency relative to the impure counterpart. This work paves the way for the reconstruction of graphene-based binary systems with high performance in solar-to-chemical energy conversion.
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GrapheneHeterojunctionPhotocatalysisMaterials scienceUltrapure waterDensity functional theoryChemical engineeringWater splittingSchottky barrierNanotechnologyPhotochemistryElectron transferOptoelectronicsCatalysisChemistryComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringDiodeAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications