Multiscale probing of the influence of the defect-induced variation of oxygen vacancies on the photocatalytic activity of doped ZnO nanoparticles
Young‐Hoon Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sunyang Kim, Ki-Jeong Kim, Chaeyoung Kim, Jae Hyuck Jang, Young‐Min Kim, Young‐Min Kim, Hangil Lee
Abstract
Oxygen vacancies on the photocatalytic activity can alter the local charge states of neighboring cations. This work highlights multimodal and multiscale spectroscopic probing of the significant role of charge mismatch by the doped cation.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisDopingCharge (physics)NanoparticleMaterials scienceOxygenChemical physicsWork (physics)Chemical engineeringNanotechnologyCondensed matter physicsChemistryOptoelectronicsCatalysisPhysicsThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsEngineeringZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides