Synergistic Chiral Mediation and Ga³⁺ Doping Introduces Lattice Distortion and Defect States to Construct Intensified Built-in Electric Field and Abundant Active Sites for Enhanced BiOBr Photoelectrocatalytic Performance

Key Points

• The central aim is to improve the photoelectrocatalytic performance of BiOBr by reducing charge carrier recombination and increasing active sites.
• Utilized chiral mediation to modify BiOBr structure
• Incorporated Ga³⁺ doping to create lattice distortions and defect states
• Analyzed the impact on built-in electric field and active sites
• Achieved significant enhancement in BiOBr’s photocatalytic efficiency
• Observed reduced charge carrier recombination rates
• Increased availability of active sites for photoreaction