Ferroelectric spontaneous polarization steering charge carriers migration for promoting photocatalysis and molecular oxygen activation

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 509, Issue , 2018, Pages 113-122

  Huang, Hongwei ^a,b   Tu, Shuchen ^a   Du, Xin ^c   Zhang, Yihe ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

BiOI; Ferroelectricity; Molecular oxygen activation; Photodegradation; Tetragonal BaTiO3

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BARIUM TITANATE; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY GAP; FERROELECTRICITY; NARROW BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLARIZATION;

BIOI; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; OXYGEN ACTIVATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; TETRAGONAL BATIO3; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

BISMUTH; HALIDE; METHYL ORANGE; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FERROELECTRIC SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 85028998129     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.09.005     Document Type: Article

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