Boosting molecular oxygen activation ability in self-assembled plasmonic p-n semiconductor photocatalytic heterojunction of WO3/Ag@Ag2O

• Published in: Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) Vol. 372; pp. 12 - 25
• Main Authors: Liang, Chao, Guo, Hai, Zhang, Lei, Ruan, Min, Niu, Cheng-Gang, Feng, Hao-Peng, Wen, Xiao-Ju, Tang, Ning, Liu, Hui-Yun, Zeng, Guang-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2019
• Subjects: Full-spectrum; Molecular oxygen activation; P-n heterojunction; Photocatalytic performance; P-n heterojunction; Full-spectrum; Molecular oxygen activation; Photocatalytic performance

•The prepared hybrid composite possesses enhanced molecular oxygen activation.•The plasmonic p-n heterojunction exhibits high hot charge carrier separation.•The detailed degradation intermediate transfer pathway is proposed.•The band gap position alignment is thoroughly investigated. In recent years...