Bi2O3/BiVO4@Graphene Oxide van der Waals Heterostructures with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity toward Oxygen Generation
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Article Title | Bi2O3/BiVO4@Graphene Oxide van der Waals Heterostructures with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity toward Oxygen Generation |
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ERA Journal ID | 1454 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bi, Yaxin (Author), Yang, Yanling (Author), Shi, Xiao-Lei (Author), Feng, Lei (Author), Hou, Xiaojiang (Author), Ye, Xiaohui (Author), Zhang, Li (Author), Suo, Guoquan (Author), Chen, Jingeng (Author) and Chen, Zhi-Gang (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science |
Journal Citation | 593, pp. 196-203 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0021-9797 |
1095-7103 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.079 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021979721002253 |
Abstract | The van der Waals (vdW) integration enables to create heterostructures with intimate contact and bring new opportunities. However, it is not confined to layered materials but can also be generally extended to 3D materials. Multidimensional Bi2O3/BiVO4@graphene oxide (GO) van der Waals heterostructures are synthesized by one-pot wet chemistry method. Bi2O3/BiVO4 composite nanoparticles are self-assembled with GO framework by vdW interaction to form vdW heterostructures, in which GO framework allows short electron transport distance and rapid charge transfer and provides massive reactive sites. Such self-assembled heterostructures show a superior high photoactivity towards oxygen evolution with an enhanced oxygen generation rate of 1828 µmol h-1 g-1, nearly 3 times than that of pure BiVO4, attributed to the accelerated charge separation and transfer processes of Bi2O3/BiVO4@GO vdW heterostructures. This study indicates that our strategy provides a new avenue towards fabricating multi-dimensional vdW heterostructures and inspiring more innovative insights in oxygen evolution field. |
Keywords | BiVO4; Graphene oxide; Van der Waals; Heterostructures; Oxygen evolution |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401605. Functional materials |
Byline Affiliations | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China |
Centre for Future Materials | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q643z/bi2o3-bivo4-graphene-oxide-van-der-waals-heterostructures-with-enhanced-photocatalytic-activity-toward-oxygen-generation
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