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Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of K0.5Na0.5NbO3-based ferroelectric semiconductor ceramics by Nd/Ni modification at A/B sites and polarization.
- Source :
- New Journal of Chemistry; 3/28/2024, Vol. 48 Issue 12, p5495-5505, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In the photocatalytic processes of ferroelectric semiconductor materials, how to induce a depolarized electric field (E<subscript>dp</subscript>) by polarization to reduce the electron–hole recombination rate is still a big problem. Here, the ABO<subscript>3</subscript>-type K<subscript>0.5</subscript>Na<subscript>0.5</subscript>NbO<subscript>3</subscript> (KNN) material is modified by Nd and Ni elements at A/B sites to narrow the band gap and maintain the room-temperature ferroelectric behavior. The 0.96KNN–0.04NdNiO<subscript>3</subscript> sample shows the narrowed band gap (∼2.75 eV) and high residual polarization value (∼11.56 μC cm<superscript>−2</superscript>). After high-field poling, the hydrogen production rate of the sample in the full spectrum reaches 926.28 μmol g<superscript>−1</superscript> h<superscript>−1</superscript>, indicating an increase of approximately 5 times compared to the 170.45 μmol g<superscript>−1</superscript> h<superscript>−1</superscript> of the unpoled sample. The improved performance of photocatalytic hydrogen production mainly results from the reduction of band gap and the formation of E<subscript>dp</subscript> after polarization. The change in the position of the top of the valence band after sample polarization reveals that high-field poling can improve charge transport efficiency by energy band bending. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11440546
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- New Journal of Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176105370
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d3nj05806a