Oxygen Vacancies and Electric Poling Synergistically Modulate <i>c</i> ‐Axis Built‐in Electric Field in Bi <sub>2</sub> TeO <sub>5</sub> for Efficient H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> Production under Real Water Motion
Abstract Conventional Bi 2 TeO 5 (BTO) synthesis requires high energy consumption and impurity phases. Additionally, polarization disorder in [BiO 5 ] units and weak interlayer coupling limit charge transport efficiency. To address these issues, a facile hydrothermal method for pure‐phase BTO synthesis is developed. A synergistic strategy combining oxygen vacancy introduction and electric poling (P‐BTO‐V O ) created highly ordered c ‐axis‐aligned built‐in electric fields (IEF). Oxygen vacancies are shown to break [BiO 5 ] symmetry, forming donor levels as hole‐trapping centers and generating c ‐axis‐aligned IEF for improved charge separation. Electric poling increases interlayer potential difference from 0 to 0.12 eV and reduces interlayer spacing by 0.1 Å, synergistically enhancing the IEF. This dual modulation also adjusts the Bi site electronic charge (by +1.04 eV) and shifts the d‐band center (by −0.97 eV), boosting water adsorption. P‐BTO‐V O shows 2.7, 2.0, 6.1, and 1.2‐fold improvements in polarization strength, piezoelectric coefficient, surface charge density, and carrier mobility versus BTO. The P‐BTO‐V O material showed some further inherent advantages, like achieving a 256 µmol g −1 h −1 H 2 O 2 yield in pure water flow and an efficient activation of peroxymonosulfate to degrade a number of pollutants. A self‐driven water treatment reactor using P‐BTO‐V O /PVDF membranes can demonstrate practical scalability, establishing a “defect regulation‐electric poling‐scalable application” paradigm for designing piezo‐catalysts.
Authors
- Xibao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0101-5613)
- Rongshuo Guo
- Xiaohui Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5343-9186)
- Hongwei Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0271-1079)
- Hans Ågren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1763-9383)
- Shaoqi Zhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6383-1771)
- Ye Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8649-582X)
- Xusheng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3145-3830)
- Xinyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5404-9522)
Institutions
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology (PL)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (CN)
- China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (CN)
- Wuhan University of Science and Technology (CN)
- AGH University of Krakow (PL)
- University of South China (CN)
- Nanchang Hangkong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202520797
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.73