Photocatalytic overall water splitting promoted by an α-β phase junction on Ga2O3

Xiang Wang; Qian Xu; Mingrun Li; Shuai Shen; Xiuli Wang; Yaochuan Wang; Zhaochi Feng; Jingying Shi; Hongxian Han; Can Li

doi:10.1002/anie.201207554

Photocatalytic overall water splitting promoted by an α-β phase junction on Ga2O3

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Dec 21;51(52):13089-92. doi: 10.1002/anie.201207554. Epub 2012 Nov 19.

Authors

Xiang Wang¹, Qian Xu, Mingrun Li, Shuai Shen, Xiuli Wang, Yaochuan Wang, Zhaochi Feng, Jingying Shi, Hongxian Han, Can Li

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

PMID: 23161569
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201207554

Abstract

When Alpha met Beta: a tuneable α-β surface phase junction on Ga(2)O(3) can significantly improve photocatalytic overall water splitting into H(2) and O(2) over individual α-Ga(2)O(3) or β-Ga(2)O(3) surface phases. This enhanced photocatalytic performance is mainly attributed to the efficient charge separation and transfer across the α-β phase junction.