- Title
- The role of polarization in photocatalysis
- Creator
- Chen, Fang; Huang, Hongwei; Guo, Lin; Zhang, Yihe; Ma, Tianyi
- Relation
- Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Vol. 58, Issue 30, p. 10061-10073
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201901361
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Semiconductor photocatalysis as a desirable technology shows great potential in environmental remediation and renewable energy generation, but its efficiency is severely restricted by the rapid recombination of charge carriers in the bulk phase and on the surface of photocatalysts. Polarization has emerged as one of the most effective strategies for addressing the above‐mentioned issues, thus effectively promoting photocatalysis. This review summarizes the recent advances on improvements of photocatalytic activity by polarization‐promoted bulk and surface charge separation. Highlighted is the recent progress in charge separation advanced by different types of polarization, such as macroscopic polarization, piezoelectric polarization, ferroelectric polarization, and surface polarization, and the related mechanisms. Finally, the strategies and challenges for polarization enhancement to further enhance charge separation and photocatalysis are discussed.
- Subject
- change separation; oxidation; photocatalysis; semiconductors; surface chemistry
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1413618
- Identifier
- uon:36650
- Identifier
- ISSN:1433-7851
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of above article, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201901361. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
- Language
- eng
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