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Photocatalysis: Light‐Activated Rapid Disinfection by Accelerated Charge Transfer in Red Phosphorus/ZnO Heterointerface (Small Methods 3/2019)
Author(s) -
Li Jun,
Liu Xiangmei,
Tan Lei,
Liang Yanqin,
Cui Zhenduo,
Yang Xianjin,
Zhu Shengli,
Li Zhaoyang,
Zheng Yufeng,
Yeung Kelvin Wai Kwok,
Wang Xianbao,
Wu Shuilin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
small methods
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.66
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 2366-9608
DOI - 10.1002/smtd.201970008
Subject(s) - heterojunction , photocatalysis , photothermal therapy , materials science , redistribution (election) , optoelectronics , phosphorus , charge (physics) , charge carrier , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , catalysis , metallurgy , physics , biochemistry , engineering , politics , political science , law , quantum mechanics
In article number 1900048 , Shuilin Wu and co‐workers develop a red phosphorus (RP)/ZnO heterojunction to harvest solar or LED light for rapid, effective, eco‐friendly, low‐cost, and safe disinfection by its photocatalysis and photothermal effects. The most stable geometrical structure of the RP/ZnO heterojunction exhibits charge redistribution largely at the interface region. Light‐activated ultrafast bacterial inactivation can be attributed to the synergetic reactive oxygen species and heat by the RP/ZnO heterojunction.