Disordered layers on WO3 nanoparticles enable photochemical generation of hydrogen from water-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Disordered layers on WO3 nanoparticles enable photochemical generation of hydrogen from water

Published:2019 Issue:1 Volume:7 Page:221-227
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Wang Luyang¹²³⁴,Tsang Chui-Shan¹²³⁴,Liu Wei¹²³⁴,Zhang Xiandi¹²³⁴,Zhang Kan⁵⁶⁷⁸,Ha Enna¹²³⁴,Kwok Wai-Ming¹²³⁴^ORCID,Park Jong Hyeok⁵⁶⁷⁸^ORCID,Suk Lee Lawrence Yoon¹²³⁴^ORCID,Wong Kwok-Yin¹²³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology

2. The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery

3. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

4. China

5. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

6. Yonsei University

7. Seoul 120-749

8. Republic of Korea

Abstract

A simple treatment with Li-ethylenediamine alters the surface of WO₃ nanoparticles with localized defects that form a thin disordered layer and modifies the electronic structure suitable for hydrogen generation.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Innovation and Technology Commission

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2019/TA/C8TA09446B

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