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- Title
Enhanced Photoelectrocatalytic Activities for CH<sub>3</sub>OH‐to‐HCHO Conversion on Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/MoO<sub>3</sub>: Fe‐O‐Mo Covalency Dominates the Intrinsic Activity.
- Authors
Huang, Sheng; Ouyang, Ting; Zheng, Bang‐Feng; Dan, Meng; Liu, Zhao‐Qing
- Abstract
The catalytic conversion of alcohols under mild conditions is a great challenge because it is constrained by low selectivity and low activity. Herein, we demonstrate a hollow nanotube Fe2O3/MoO3 heterojunction (FeMo‐2) for the photoelectrocatalytic conversion of small‐molecule alcohols. Experimental and theoretical analyses reveal that the optical carrier transfer rate is enhanced by constructing interfacial internal electric fields and Fe‐O‐Mo charge transfer channels. For the formox process, heterojunctions possess superior HCHO‐selective reaction paths and free energy transitions, optimizing the selectivity of HCHO and enhancing the reactivity. FeMo‐2 shows a greatly improved performance compared to single Fe2O3; the photocurrent density of FeMo‐2 reaches 0.66 mA cm−2, which is 3.88 times that of Fe2O3 (0.17 mA cm−2), and the Faraday efficiency of the CH3OH‐to‐HCHO conversion is 95.7 %. This work may deepen our understanding of interfacial charge separation and has potential for the production of HCHO and for conversion reactions of other small‐molecule alcohols at cryogenic temperatures.
- Subjects
CHARGE transfer; TRANSPORTATION rates; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC fields; ENERGY level transitions
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2021, Vol 133, Issue 17, p9632
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202101058