ß-SnWO4 Photocatalyst with Controlled Morphological Transition of Cubes to Spikecubes
ß-SnWO4 Photocatalyst with Controlled Morphological Transition of Cubes to Spikecubes
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DOI:
10.1021/acscatal.5b02444
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发表时间:
2016-04-01
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影响因子:
12.9
通讯作者:
Feldmann, Claus
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作者:
Chen, Ying-Chu;Lin, Yan-Gu;Feldmann, Claus
A distinct morphology of ss-SnWO4 with hierarchically multiarmed architecture and overall hexahedral symmetry entitled as spikecube is fabricated for the first time via a polyol-mediated synthesis. The growth of the ss-SnWO4 spikecubes is investigated and attributed to thermodynamic and kinetic control. In a sequential reaction, crystalline cubes of ss-SnWO4 enclosed by {100} facets grow in a first Ostwald ripening-based step. A kinetically controlled growth process to spikecubes follows under formation of multiarmed spikes on the facets of the cubic seeds. Such a growth process differs significantly from the literature concerning highly branched crystals. The synergistic effect of morphological modification (i.e., introducing more surface reaction sites) and textural alteration (i.e., incorporation of the p-block Sn2+ into simple tungsten oxide to reframe its band structure) leads to an enhanced photocatalytic activity of the ss-SnWO4 spikecubes being 150% higher in comparison to benchmark WO3 photocatalysts.