Abstract Controlled creation of intrinsic defects such as oxygen vacancies can effectively modulate the optical and electronic properties of metal oxide nanomaterials. In the past few years, a number of oxygen defective metal oxides have been developed and implemented as electrode materials for energy conversion and storage applications. They show significantly enhanced performance for photoelectrochemical water splitting, electrochemical charge storage, and (photo)electrochemical catalysis. In this review, we present an overview of progress made in preparing oxygen defective metal oxide nanostructures and probing the role of oxygen vacancies on the performance of metal oxides, and identify the key challenges and future opportunities for oxygen defective metal oxides.

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用于能量转换和储存的缺氧金属氧化物

摘要 控制产生氧空位等固有缺陷可以有效地调节金属氧化物纳米材料的光学和电子特性。在过去几年中，已经开发并实施了许多氧缺陷金属氧化物作为用于能量转换和存储应用的电极材料。它们在光电化学水分解、电化学电荷存储和（光）电化学催化方面表现出显着增强的性能。在这篇综述中，我们概述了在制备氧缺陷金属氧化物纳米结构和探索氧空位对金属氧化物性能的作用方面取得的进展，并确定了氧缺陷金属氧化物的关键挑战和未来机遇。