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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Environmental Science

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  • Built-in electric fields (BIEF) are known to modulate functional material performance.
  • The impact of BIEF on adsorbent behavior at the single-particle level remains unexplored.
  • Understanding BIEF effects is crucial for designing advanced adsorbents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of BIEF on the reactivity of single adsorbents.
  • To explore the mechanism by which BIEF influences ion adsorption.
  • To evaluate the potential of BIEF-engineered adsorbents for radioactive iodine removal.

Main Methods:

  • In situ dark-field optical microscopy (DFM) imaging of single Cu2O microcrystals and Cu2O@BiOBr core-shell structures.
  • Tracking the reaction kinetics with iodide (I-) ions at varying concentrations.
  • Batch adsorption experiments and application in radioactive 131I- uptake.

Main Results:

  • Cu2O@BiOBr core-shell structures exhibited enhanced reactivity towards I- compared to pristine Cu2O.
  • Selective etching of the Cu2O core was observed at high I- concentrations.
  • Mechanistic studies indicated BIEF at the p-n interface directed I- migration, accelerating mass transfer and local concentration.

Conclusions:

  • BIEF plays a critical role in enhancing adsorbent activity by facilitating ion migration and mass transfer.
  • Cu2O@BiOBr core-shell structures demonstrate significant potential as high-performance adsorbents.
  • The findings provide a general design principle for developing advanced adsorbents utilizing BIEF.