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Chao Chang1, Fei Teng1, Zailun Liu1
1Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Jiangsu Joint Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution Control (APC), Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (AEET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Information Science & Technology , 219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China.
Abstract:
The photochemical properties of crystal facets with obviously distinct atomic and geometric structures have been studied widely to date. However, little work has been performed for two or more facets with very similar atomic and geometric structures. Herein, we mainly report the photochemical properties of {001} and {100} facets of Bi2O2(CO3)1-xSx with very similar atomic and geometric structures. The simulation and experimental results show that over {100} facets, sulfur prefers to substitute for the carbonate anion, leading to the formation of an interesting serpentine internal electric field that greatly inhibits the charge recombining of electrons and holes, which has rarely been demonstrated; over {001} facets, however, sulfur preferentially adsorbs in oxygen vacancies, which greatly reduces the surface energy of {001} facets, leading to 80% of the high-energy {001} facets exposed. As a result, the photochemical properties of nanosheets have been greatly improved. This study could help us to fully understand the photochemical properties of semiconductors.
