Linearly Polarized Laser Tailored Charge Spatial Separation of Asymmetric TiO 2 Nanobelts for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

作者：Lili Zhao, Zhiyuan Yang, Yue Li, Bei Li, Xingzhi Wang, Wenshu Zhao, Yuke Chen, Tianxiang Xu, Tong Wu, Congcong Zhang, Wenjing Tang, Wei Xia, Yuanhua Sang, Zhaoke Zheng, Hong Liu, Lianzhou Wang, Weijia Zhou · 发表于：Advanced Materials · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1002/adma.202514948 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles、TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells、Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Abstract How to further improve the spatial separation of photogenerated carriers and the efficiency of hydrogen production remains a significant challenge in photocatalytic water splitting. The integration of linearly polarized lasers as a light source with asymmetric TiO 2 nanobelts (TiO 2 NBs) as photocatalysts has been shown to potentially enhance laser‐induced photocatalytic hydrogen production. Herein, the significant role and underlying mechanism of linearly‐polarized‐laser in tailoring spatial charge separation of asymmetric TiO 2 NBs through inducing polarization electric field is revealed. By deliberately introducing the electric field vector of the laser to align (parallel or perpendicular) with the nanobelts’ longitudinal dimension, the photogenerated current density is maximized or minimized, respectively. This provides direct evidence on the critical role of the polarization electric field for rational spatial separation of the photogenerated electrons. The linearly polarized laser tailored asymmetric TiO 2 NBs exhibit excellent photocatalytic H 2 production activity of 3.04 mmol h −1 g −1 in pure water with good stability. The performance is approximately 76 times greater than that under Hg lamp conditions and 1.9 times of symmetric P25 nanoparticles (NPs) under the same laser conditions. These findings provide a strategy to boost spatial charge separation by the synergistic effect of laser and asymmetric nanostructures for photocatalytic hydrogen production in...