title: Sustainable molecular oxygen activation with oxygen vacancies on the {001} facets of BiOCl nanosheets under solar light.
abstract: We demonstrate that oxygen vacancies on the {001} facets of BiOCl nanosheets can more sustainably activate molecular oxygen for organic pollutant removal under solar light than the TiO₂ counterparts. The oxygen vacancies on the {001} facets of BiOCl nanosheets are effectively refreshed by UV light, and are also responsible for the efficient utilization of visible light to activate molecular oxygen, accounting for their long term stability and high efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China. zhanglz@mail.ccnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jingu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Lizhi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang