title: One-Pot Solvothermal Synthesis of Bi4V2O11 as A New Solar Water Oxidation Photocatalyst.
abstract: Bi4V2O11 was prepared via a one-pot solvothermal method and characterized via XRD, Raman, XPS, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The as-prepared Bi4V2O11 sample displays excellent photocatalytic activity towards oxygen evolution under light irradiation. The hierarchical structure is in favour of the spatial separation of photogenerated electrons and holes. Furthermore, the internal polar field also plays a role in improving the charge separation. Both of the two results are responsible for excellent activity of O2 evolution. The resulting hierarchical Bi4V2O11 sample should be very promising photocatalyst for the application of photocatalytic O2 evolution in the future.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zaiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Mengmeng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Baibiao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai