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A review on WO3-based composite photocatalysts: synthesis, catalytic mechanism and diversified applications

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Photocatalysis as an emerging “green” energy conversion technology has attracted domestic and international attention. This technology uses semiconductor photocatalysts to convert solar energy into directly usable chemical energy, showing great potential for application in environmental pollutant purification and clean energy production, with broad development prospects. Among many semiconductor materials, tungsten trioxide (WO3) is favored by researchers in the field of photocatalysis because of its good visible light response and excellent valence band hole oxidation properties. Currently, a large number of photocatalysts based on WO3, in particular WO3-based composite photocatalysts, have been reported, and their applications cover a wide range of fields. In order to promote the development of WO3-based photocatalysts and provide a reference for colleagues, we present a systematic summary of the applications and research progress of WO3-based composites in the field of photocatalysis in recent years. Starting from the structural properties of WO3 itself, this article summarizes the preparation methods and structure–activity relationships of WO3-based composite photocatalysts. Subsequently, it introduces the current application status of existing WO3-based composite photocatalysts in CO2 reduction, hydrogen production, nitrogen fixation, and pollutant removal. Finally, the development prospects were analyzed.

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光催化作为一种新兴的“绿色”能源转换技术，受到了国内外的广泛关注。该技术利用半导体光催化剂将太阳能转化为可直接利用的化学能，在环境污染物净化和清洁能源生产方面具有巨大的应用潜力，发展前景广阔。在众多半导体材料中，三氧化钨(WO3)因其良好的可见光响应和优异的价带空穴氧化性能而受到光催化领域研究人员的青睐。目前，基于WO3的光催化剂，特别是基于WO3的复合光催化剂已经被大量报道，其应用领域非常广泛。为了促进wo3基光催化剂的发展，并为同行提供参考，我们对近年来wo3基复合材料在光催化领域的应用和研究进展进行了系统的总结。本文从WO3本身的结构性质出发，综述了WO3基复合光催化剂的制备方法和构效关系。随后介绍了现有wo3基复合光催化剂在CO2还原、制氢、固氮和污染物去除等方面的应用现状。最后对其发展前景进行了分析。

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Zhang, X., Zhang, ZQ., Sun, YD. et al. A review on WO3-based composite photocatalysts: synthesis, catalytic mechanism and diversified applications. Rare Met. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-023-02554-z

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