The invention provides a method for removing tetravalent
tin on the surface of stannous niobate through a reduction method and application, and relates to the technical field of
photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis. The method comprises the following steps: infiltrating a stannous niobate
electrode material in an
electrolyte solution, so that the surface of stannous niobate is in full contact with the
electrolyte solution; bias
voltage is applied to the stannous niobate
electrode material, so that the tetravalent
tin on the surface of the stannous niobate is subjected to reduction reaction to be removed, and the charge shielding layer formed on the surface of the stannous niobate by the tetravalent
tin is removed. By adopting the technical scheme, the reduction
dissolution of tetravalent tin on the surface of stannous niobate is effectively regulated and controlled by controlling the composition of the
electrolyte solution and applying the bias
voltage, so that the problem of relatively low photovoltage caused by
Fermi level pinning due to the existence of the tetravalent tin is solved, the recombination of charges at tetravalent tin sites is also reduced, and the
photoelectric conversion efficiency is improved. Therefore, the purpose of cleaning the surface and restoring the surface to the initial state is achieved.