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Tuning the Disordered Structure: Recent Advances in Amorphization Engineering for Enhanced Photocatalysis.
Sijie Wan1,2, Yaqian Lan3, Shaowen Cao1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|June 12, 2026
Summary
Amorphization engineering enhances photocatalysts by introducing structural disorder, boosting performance. This approach optimizes electronic structures and active sites for better energy and environmental applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Chemistry
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Amorphization engineering introduces tunable structural disorder into crystalline photocatalysts.
- This disorder enhances photocatalytic performance through increased system entropy and a 'cocktail effect'.
- The 'cocktail effect' involves electronic structure reconstruction and tailored charge carrier dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present recent advances in amorphization engineering for photocatalysts.
- To cover synthesis, modification, and application of amorphous-based photocatalysts.
- To highlight challenges and future directions in the field.
Main Methods:
- Review of synthesis methodologies for amorphous photocatalysts.
- Summary of modification schemes to enhance performance.
- Analysis of application-focused amorphization strategies.
Main Results:
- Amorphization engineering offers a promising strategy for enhancing photocatalytic performance.
- Disorder influences electronic structures, charge carrier dynamics, and active site microenvironments.
- Various amorphization schemes have been developed for performance improvement.
Conclusions:
- Amorphization engineering is a key strategy for developing advanced photocatalysts.
- Challenges include controllable synthesis and understanding structure-activity relationships.
- Future research should focus on mechanistic insights and advanced characterization for rational design.
