TY - JOUR
T1 - Defective Y2O3−x–driven anomalous photocatalytic enhancement using Y2O3−x–TiO2−x nanorod composite composition spreads
AU - Rosell, Neon Vicente Bacarro
AU - Chen, Yen Ting
AU - Chang, Kao Shuo
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Synergistic photocatalysis is reported, using the optimal amounts of oxygen vacancies of high-k materials and nanoarchitecture maneuvering by employing a combinatorial sputtering approach. The highlights include (i) the successful fabrication of samples using combinatorial sputtering; (ii) a systematic investigation of the coupling effect between Y2O3−x and TiO2−x; (iii) elucidating charge carrier transport through current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-voltage (C-V) characterizations; and (iv) providing an alternative application for high-dielectric constant (high-k) materials in photocatalysis. The simple yet effective composition spread technique rapidly determined that Sample 6 (4 at% Y2O3−x-96 at% TiO2−x, TiO2−x-rich on the Y2O3−x–TiO2−x nanorod composite composition spread) exhibited the highest photocatalytic efficiency (i.e., approximately 3.4 times and 1.4 times higher than that of P25 and pure TiO2−x nanorods, respectively). The predominant factor was determined to be electron migration along defective Y2O3−x nanorods to the sample surface. The extracted mobility was discovered to be an order of magnitude greater than that of pure TiO2−x. The photoelectrochemical stability and reusability were also demonstrated.
AB - Synergistic photocatalysis is reported, using the optimal amounts of oxygen vacancies of high-k materials and nanoarchitecture maneuvering by employing a combinatorial sputtering approach. The highlights include (i) the successful fabrication of samples using combinatorial sputtering; (ii) a systematic investigation of the coupling effect between Y2O3−x and TiO2−x; (iii) elucidating charge carrier transport through current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-voltage (C-V) characterizations; and (iv) providing an alternative application for high-dielectric constant (high-k) materials in photocatalysis. The simple yet effective composition spread technique rapidly determined that Sample 6 (4 at% Y2O3−x-96 at% TiO2−x, TiO2−x-rich on the Y2O3−x–TiO2−x nanorod composite composition spread) exhibited the highest photocatalytic efficiency (i.e., approximately 3.4 times and 1.4 times higher than that of P25 and pure TiO2−x nanorods, respectively). The predominant factor was determined to be electron migration along defective Y2O3−x nanorods to the sample surface. The extracted mobility was discovered to be an order of magnitude greater than that of pure TiO2−x. The photoelectrochemical stability and reusability were also demonstrated.
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U2 - 10.1111/jace.15075
DO - 10.1111/jace.15075
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85031120002
VL - 100
SP - 5548
EP - 5560
JO - Journal of the American Ceramic Society
JF - Journal of the American Ceramic Society
SN - 0002-7820
IS - 12
ER -