<i>In situ</i> solvothermal reduction engineering enables delicate control over surface-rich oxygen vacancies on Bi<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>6</sub> for highly efficient photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Huanhuan Liu, Yanxu Chen, Wentao Wang, Xiaoyue He, Zhonghua He, Lei Li, Suyuan Zeng, Ruiguo Cao, Genqiang Zhang
Abstract
An in situ solvothermal reduction strategy is proposed to precisely regulate the oxygen vacancy distribution of Bi 2 WO 6 in a refined control manner over programmable temperature, which shows a prominent photocatalytic CO evolution rate.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisIn situReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceOxygenVacancy defectChemical engineeringNanotechnologySolvothermal synthesisOxygen reductionChemistryCrystallographyPhysical chemistryCatalysisEngineeringMathematicsElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeGeometryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors