Enhancing the Photoactivity of Faceted BiVO4 via Annealing in Oxygen-Deficient Condition

Tan, Hui Ling; Suyanto, Adrian; Denko, Alexandra De; Saputera, Wibawa H.; Amal, Rose; Osterloh, Frank E.; Ng, Yun Hau

doi:10.1002/ppsc.201600290

Title: Enhancing the Photoactivity of Faceted BiVO₄ via Annealing in Oxygen-Deficient Condition

Journal Article · Fri Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Particle & Particle Systems Characterization

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201600290· OSTI ID:1533215

Tan, Hui Ling ^[1]; Suyanto, Adrian ^[1]; Denko, Alexandra De ^[2]; Saputera, Wibawa H. ^[1]; Amal, Rose ^[1]; Osterloh, Frank E. ^[2]; Ng, Yun Hau ^[1]

Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Thermal annealing of metal oxides in oxygen‐deficient atmosphere, particularly reducing hydrogen gas, has been demonstrated to induce oxygen vacancy formation for enhanced photoactivity of the materials. Here, it is demonstrated that argon annealing (another prevalently used oxygen‐deficient gas) in the temperature range of 300–700 °C greatly affects the activity of dual‐faceted BiVO ₄ microcrystals for photocatalytic O ₂ generation and photocurrent generation. While treatment at 300 °C has little to no effect, higher temperatures of 500 and 700 °C significantly improve the crystallinity, alter the local structure distortion, and reduce the bandgap energy of the treated BiVO ₄ . The higher temperature treatment also favors formation of new subgap states attributed to oxygen vacancies, as supported by surface photovoltage and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies. Despite the most profound improvements in structural, optical, and electronic properties displayed by the 700 °C‐treated BiVO ₄ , the sample annealed at 500 °C exhibits the highest photoactivity. The lower activity of the 700 °C‐treated BiVO ₄ is ascribed to the creation of bismuth vacancies and the loss of well‐defined crystal facets, contributing to impeded electron transport and poor charge separation.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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Journal Information:: Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, Vol. 34, Issue 4; ISSN 0934-0866

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