Article Title

Oxygen-deficient metal oxides: Synthesis routes and applications in energy and environment

Authors

Di Zu, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Haiyang Wang, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Sen Lin, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Gang Ou, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Hehe Wei, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Shuqing Sun, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Hui Wu, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Keywords

oxygen vacancies, metal oxides, synthesis routes, energy and environment

Abstract

Oxygen vacancies implantation is an efficient way to adjust the physical and chemical properties of metal oxide nanomaterials to meet the requirements for particular applications. Through reasonable defects design, oxygen-deficient metal oxides with excellent optical and electrical properties are widely applied for environmental protection and energy uses. This review discusses recent advances in synthetic approaches of oxygen-deficient metal oxides and their applications in photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and energy storage devices. The perspectives of oxygen-deficient metal oxides for increased energy demand and environmental sustainability are also examined.

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2377-9

Publisher

Tsinghua University Press

Recommended Citation

Di Zu,Haiyang Wang,Sen Lin,Gang Ou,Hehe Wei,Shuqing Sun,Hui Wu, Oxygen-deficient metal oxides: Synthesis routes and applications in energy and environment. NanoRes.2019, 12(9): 2150–2163