Enhanced photoelectrochemical activities for water oxidation and phenol degradation on WO3 nanoplates by transferring electrons and trapping holes

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Sun, Liqun, Wang, Yuying, Raziq, Fazal, Qu, Yang, Bai, Linlu, Jing, Liqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.05.2017; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/133; 140/146; 639/638/77/890; 704/172/169; Electrochemistry; Environmental cleanup; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydroxyl radicals; multidisciplinary; Oxidation; Phenols; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Trapping

It is highly desired to improve the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of nanosized WO 3 by artificially modulating the photogenerated electrons and holes simultaneously. Herein, WO 3 nanoplates have been successfully prepared by a simple one-pot two-phase separated hydrolysis-solvothermal metho...