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Consecutive metal oxides with self-supported nanoarchitecture achieves highly stable and enhanced photoelectrocatalytic oxidation for water purification

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Owing to its low cost and plentiful different semiconductor configurations resources, photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) has come into the spotlight in large-scale water purification systems. However, the insufficiency of photoelectrocatalytic performance and the issues of long-term durability of current electrode materials are the main bottlenecks for future latent applications. Here, we reported that the multidimensional Ti/SnO2-Sb/PbO2/ZnO nanoarchitecture (PbO2 nanotrees grown on Sb-doped SnO2 nanowires, then ZnO nanowall embedded into PbO2 nanotrees’ skeleton) significantly boosts the PEC properties in terms of the organic contaminated water treatment (i.e., reactive brilliant blue KN-R). Benefiting from the synergistic effects of ZnO and PbO2 (the ZnO can be used as the supply station of water, promptly transferring water molecules to adjacent PbO2 to yield hydroxyl radicals), Ti/SnO2-Sb/PbO2/ZnO electrode manifests an unprecedented removal rate of dye, large electroactive areas, noticeable wettability, and high separation efficiency of induced carriers, better stability, which represents a type of promising material in the applications of water purification.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21875026, 21878031); the project is also sponsored by Liaoning BaiQianWan Talents Program, the scientific research fund of the educational department of Liaoning province (J2019013). This work was also supported by the Joint Research Fund Liaoning-Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science (Project number: 2019JH3/30100034; Contract number: 2019010278-JH3/301).

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  1. School of Light Industry & Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116034, People’s Republic of China

    Huijun Li, Jiahui Lyu, Yan Chen, Linhan Jian, Ruochang Li, Xiaoli Dong, Chun Ma & Hongchao Ma

  2. Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute of Basic Science (IBS), 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-Gu, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea

    Xinghui Liu

  3. Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-Gu, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea

    Xinghui Liu

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Li, H., Lyu, J., Chen, Y. et al. Consecutive metal oxides with self-supported nanoarchitecture achieves highly stable and enhanced photoelectrocatalytic oxidation for water purification. J Solid State Electrochem 25, 1083–1092 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-020-04886-7

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