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October 18, 2025Advanced Functional Materials

Intensifying Internal Electric Field on ZnO Nanoplates with Polar Surface Exposure and Cu Doping for Efficient Photocatalytic Methane Oxidation to Oxygenates

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DLDandan LiuFCFan ChenYHYuan He

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Cu doping enhances photocatalytic methane conversion to oxygenates in ZnO nanoplates, indicating improved efficiency.

Key Points

  • Liquid C1 oxygenates yield reaches 4742.2 µmol g −1 h −1 with 99.6% selectivity, showcasing superior photocatalytic performance.
  • The intensified internal electric field significantly improves charge carrier separation, enabling efficient methane activation and conversion.
  • Cu doped ZnO nanoplates create more active sites for adsorption, further promoting methane oxidation under mild conditions.
  • The proposed mechanism involves Cu facilitating O2 reduction and hydroxyl radical generation, vital for effective CH4 activation.

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Liu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f35bfc73f0a7d050f47ed6https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202520271
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