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标题：Fabrication of Wide–Range–Visible Photocatalyst Bi₂WO_6−x nanoplates via Surface Oxygen Vacancies
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作者：Yanhui Lv ; Wenqing Yao ; Ruilong Zong 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2016
卷号：6
DOI：10.1038/srep19347
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：Bi₂WO₆ as a high visible-light-driven catalyst has been aroused broad interest. However, it can only be excitated by the light with λ 2WO_6−x nanoplates were fabricated by introducing surface oxygen vacancies through the controllable hydrogen reduction method. The visible photoresponse wavelength range is extended from 450 nm to more than 600 nm. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of Bi₂WO_6−x is also increased and is 2.1 times as high as that of pristine Bi₂WO₆. The extending of the photoresponse range and the enhancement of the photoactivity both can be attributed to the surface-oxygen-vacancy states. This is because surface-oxygen–vacancy states generated above and partly overlapping of with the valence band (VB) will result in the rising of valence band maximum (VBM), thus broadening the VB width. This approach is proposed to develop many types of wide–range–visible optical materials and to be applicable to many narrow and wide bandgap materials.