Manipulating spin polarization of titanium dioxide for efficient photocatalysis
Tianjin University · Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Photocatalysis has been regarded as a promising strategy for hydrogen production and high-value-added chemicals synthesis, in which the activity of photocatalyst depends significantly on their electronic structures, however the effect of electron spin polarization has been rarely considered. Here we report a controllable method to manipulate its electron spin polarization by tuning the concentration of Ti vacancies. The characterizations confirm the emergence of spatial spin polarization among Ti-defected TiO 2 , which promotes the efficiency of charge separation and surface reaction via the parallel alignment of electron spin orientation. Specifically, Ti 0.936 O 2 , possessing intensive spin…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 19.22
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 52
Authors
11- LPLun PanCorresponding
Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
- MAMinhua Ai
Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
- CHChen‐Yu Huang
Tianjin University
- LYLi Yin
Tianjin University
- XLXiang Liu
Tianjin University
Topics & keywords
- Photocatalysis
- Spin polarization
- Titanium dioxide
- Materials science
- Photodegradation
- Polarization (electrochemistry)
- Electron
- Photochemistry