Elemental doping inhibits surface-state-mediated charge carrier trapping for promoting photocatalytic selective oxidation
Yan Zhao, Wenxiu Liu, Wei Shao, Lei Li, Ming J. Zuo, Jun Hu, Junfa Zhu, Hui Wang, Xiaodong Zhang
Abstract
The surface-state-mediated trapping process, a dominant consumption pathway of photoinduced charge carriers, sometimes plays a detrimental role in gaining high-efficiency photocatalytic solar energy utilization.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisTrappingDopingCharge carrierMaterials scienceCharge (physics)PhotochemistryOptoelectronicsChemistryChemical physicsCatalysisPhysicsBiologyQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryEcologyAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides