Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
>> 2020,
Volume 14,
Issue 4
doi:
10.1007/s11783-020-1251-z
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Utilizing transparent and conductive SnO
1. Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China 2. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China |
Available online: 2020-05-08
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Abstract • A novel Z-scheme Si-SnO2-TiOx with SnO2 as electron mediator is first constructed. • Transparent and conductive SnO2 can pass light through and promote charge transport. • VO from SnO2 and TiOx improve photoelectrochemical performances. • Efficient photocatalytic degradations originate from the Z scheme construction. Z-scheme photocatalysts, with strong redox ability, have a great potential for pollutants degradation. However, it is challenging to construct efficient Z-scheme photocatalysts because of their poor interfacial charge separation. Herein, by employing transparent and conductive SnO2 as electron mediator to pass light through and promote interfacial charge transportation, a novel Z-scheme photocatalyst Si-SnO2-TiOx (1