Construction of a high-performance photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) based on plasmonic silver modified Cr-BiOCl nanosheets for simultaneous electricity production and pollutant removal

• Published in: Nanoscale Vol. 11; no. 14; pp. 6662 - 6676
• Main Authors: Zhang, Lei, Liang, Chao, Guo, Hai, Niu, Cheng-Gang, Zhao, Xiu-Fei, Wen, Xiao-Ju, Zeng, Guang-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 04.04.2019
• Subjects: Catalysis; Catalytic activity; Charge efficiency; Charge transfer; Chromium; Color removal; Current carriers; Degradation; Doping; Efficiency; Fuel cells; Leaching; Light; Light irradiation; Low temperature; Mapping; Nanoparticles; Nanosheets; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Photoelectric effect; Photoelectric emission; Pollutants; Potassium persulfate; Silver; Sodium sulfate; Spectra; Ultraviolet radiation; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

The development of high-performance photocatalytic fuel cells (PFCs) is seriously hampered by poor light utilization rates and low charge carrier transfer efficiency. Herein, we have experimentally obtained plasmonic Ag modified Cr-BiOCl (Cr-BOC/Ag) with high visible light photocatalytic activity an...