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Surface photovoltage microscopy for mapping charge separation on photocatalyst particles.
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Abstract
Solar-driven photocatalytic reactions offer a promising route to clean and sustainable energy, and the spatial separation of photogenerated charges on the photocatalyst surface is the key to determining photocatalytic efficiency. However, probing the charge-separation properties of photocatalysts is a formidable challenge because of the spatially heterogeneous microstructures, complicated charge-separation mechanisms and lack of sensitivity for detecting the low density of separated photogenerated charges. Recently, we developed surface photovoltage microscopy (SPVM) with high spatial and energy resolution that enables the direct mapping of surface-charge distributions and quantitative assessment of the charge-separation properties of photocatalysts at the nanoscale, potentially providing unprecedented insights into photocatalytic charge-separation processes. Here, this protocol presents detailed procedures that enable researchers to construct the SPVM instruments by integrating Kelvin probe force microscopy with an illumination system and the modulated surface photovoltage (SPV) approach. It then describes in detail how to perform SPVM measurements on actual photocatalyst particles, including sample preparation, tuning of the microscope, adjustment of the illuminated light path, acquisition of SPVM images and measurements of spatially resolved modulated SPV signals. Moreover, the protocol also includes sophisticated data analysis that can guide non-experts in understanding the microscopic charge-separation mechanisms. The measurements are ordinarily performed on photocatalysts with a conducting substrate in gases or vacuum and can be completed in 15 h.
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