Wingkei Ho

Dr. Wingkei Ho

Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 August 2002 in Chemistry of Materials
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JYJimmy C. Yu
Jimmy C. Yu
YUYu
Yu
HOHo
Ho
JIJiang
Jiang
ZHZhang
Zhang
LZLizhi Zhang
Lizhi Zhang

21 October 2013 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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FDFan Dong
Fan Dong
Zaiwang ZhaoZaiwang Zhao
Zaiwang Zhao
TXTing Xiong
Ting Xiong
ZNZilin Ni
Zilin Ni
WZWendong Zhang
Wendong Zhang
WHWingkei Ho
Wingkei Ho
The photocatalytic performance of the star photocatalyst g-C3N4 was restricted by the low efficiency because of the fast charge recombination. The present work developed a facile in situ method to construct g-C3N4/g-C3N4 metal-free isotype heterojunction with molecular composite precursors with the aim to greatly promote the charge separation. Considering the fact that g-C3N4 samples prepared from urea and thiourea separately have different band structure, the molecular composite precursors of urea and thiourea were treated simultaneously under the same thermal conditions, in situ creating a novel layered g-C3N4/g-C3N4 metal-free heterojunction (g-g CN heterojunction). This synthesis method is facile, economic, and environmentally benign using easily available earth-abundant green precursors. The confirmation of isotype g-g CN heterojunction was based on XRD, HRTEM, valence band XPS, ns-level PL, photocurrent, and EIS measurement. Upon visible-light irradiation, the photogenerated electrons transfer from g-C3N4 (thiourea) to g-C3N4 (urea) driven by the conduction band offset of 0.10 eV, whereas the photogenerated holes transfer from g-C3N4 (urea) to g-C3N4 (thiourea) driven by the valence band offset of 0.40 eV. The potential difference between the two g-C3N4 components in the heterojunction is the main driving force for efficient charge separation and transfer. For the removal of NO in air, the g-g CN heterojunction exhibited significantly enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity over g-C3N4 alone and physical mixture of g-C3N4 samples. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of g-g CN isotype heterojunction can be directly ascribed to efficient charge separation and transfer across the heterojunction interface as well as prolonged lifetime of charge carriers. This work demonstrated that rational design and construction of isotype heterojunction could open up a new avenue for the development of new efficient visible-light photocatalysts.

1 December 2017 in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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KQKezhen Qi
Kezhen Qi
BCBei Cheng
Bei Cheng
JYJiaguo Yu
Jiaguo Yu
WHWingkei Ho
Wingkei Ho

1 October 2015 in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy
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KWKe Wang
Ke Wang
QLQin Li
Qin Li
BLBaoshun Liu
Baoshun Liu
BCBei Cheng
Bei Cheng
WHWingkei Ho
Wingkei Ho
JYJiaguo Yu
Jiaguo Yu

1 July 2015 in Applied Surface Science
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BZBicheng Zhu
Bicheng Zhu
PXPengfei Xia
Pengfei Xia
WHWingkei Ho
Wingkei Ho
JYJiaguo Yu
Jiaguo Yu

1 September 2020 in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy
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FHFei He
Fei He
BZBicheng Zhu
Bicheng Zhu
BCBei Cheng
Bei Cheng
JYJiaguo Yu
Jiaguo Yu
WHWingkei Ho
Wingkei Ho
WMWojciech Macyk
Wojciech Macyk