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Surface oxygen vacancy and defect engineering of WO<sub>3</sub> for improved visible light photocatalytic performance

Qi Liu, Fengjiao Wang, Huaxiang Lin, Yanyu Xie, Na Tong, Jinjin Lin, Xiaoyan Zhang, Zizhong Zhang, Xuxu Wang

Catalysis Science & Technology · 2018 · 240 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

Compared to the pristine WO<sub>3</sub>, the oxygen vacancy defect levels of the sub-stoichiometric WO<sub>3−X</sub> narrow the bandgap and promote the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs.

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