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Effect of anodization time on the morphological, structural, electrochemical, and photocatalytic properties of anodic TiO2 NTs. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2023.123939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Zhao Y, Zhang X, Yang J, Gao M, Yang P, Wang Q, Li D, Feng J. A readily available and efficient Pt/
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Affiliation(s)
- Yang Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
- Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
- Beijing Engineering Center for Hierarchical Catalysts Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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Microwave synthesis of N-doped modified graphene/mixed crystal phases TiO2 composites for Na-ion batteries. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Z-scheme hierarchical Cu2S/Bi2WO6 composites for improved photocatalytic activity of glyphosate degradation under visible light irradiation. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Liu J, Weng M, Li S, Chen X, Cen J, Jie J, Xiao W, Zheng J, Pan F. High-throughput HSE study on the doping effect in anatase TiO2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:39-53. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04591k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Systematic study on the doping effects of anatase TiO2 doped with 40 kinds of elements by high-throughput HSE06 calculations.
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- Jiahua Liu
- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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- School of Advanced Materials
- Peking University
- Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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Conductive Black Titania Nanomaterials for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants. Catal Letters 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-019-02941-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) as an important semiconductor is widely used in the fields of solar cell, solar thermal collectors, and photocatalysis, but the visible-light power harvest remains insufficient due to the little effective visible-light absorption and many carrier-recombination centers originating from the wide band gap structure. Herein, conductive black titania (BT) nanomaterials with crystalline-TiO2-core/amorphous-TiO2−x-shell structure prepared through two-zone Al-reduction route are found efficient in photocatalyzing the degradation of organic pollutants to environmentally friendly products under full solar and even visible light irradiation. The unique core–shell structure and numerous surface oxygen vacancies or Ti3+ species in the amorphous layer accompanying prominent physicochemical properties of narrow band gap, high carrier concentration, high electron mobility, and excellent separation and transportation of photoinduced e−−h+ pairs result in exceptional photocatalytic efficiency. The optimized BT-500 (pristine TiO2 treated at 500 °C during two-zone Al-reduction process) catalyst achieves superior photocatalytic degradation rates for toluene and ethyl acetate as well as an excellent photostability with high degradation efficiency of 93% for the 6th reuse.
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Cao Y, Zhou P, Tu Y, Liu Z, Dong BW, Azad A, Ma D, Wang D, Zhang X, Yang Y, Jiang SD, Zhu R, Guo S, Mo F, Ma W. Modification of TiO 2 Nanoparticles with Organodiboron Molecules Inducing Stable Surface Ti 3+ Complex. iScience 2019; 20:195-204. [PMID: 31581068 PMCID: PMC6833477 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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As one of the most promising semiconductor oxide materials, titanium dioxide (TiO2) absorbs UV light but not visible light. To address this limitation, the introduction of Ti3+ defects represents a common strategy to render TiO2 visible-light responsive. Unfortunately, current hurdles in Ti3+ generation technologies impeded the widespread application of Ti3+ modified materials. Herein, we demonstrate a simple and mechanistically distinct approach to generating abundant surface-Ti3+ sites without leaving behind oxygen vacancy and sacrificing one-off electron donors. In particular, upon adsorption of organodiboron reagents onto TiO2 nanoparticles, spontaneous electron injection from the diboron-bound O2− site to adjacent Ti4+ site leads to an extremely stable blue surface Ti3+‒O−· complex. Notably, this defect generation protocol is also applicable to other semiconductor oxides including ZnO, SnO2, Nb2O5, and In2O3. Furthermore, the as-prepared photoelectronic device using this strategy affords 103-fold higher visible light response and the fabricated perovskite solar cell shows an enhanced performance. Organodiborons are used to reshape the surface electronic state of semiconductor oxides Diboron adsorption leads to spontaneous charge transfer and reduced surface metal ions Photodetector based on diboron material affords 103 fold higher visible light response
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- Yang Cao
- Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Jiangsu Donghai Silicon Industry S&T Innovation Center, Donghai County, Jiangsu 222300, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Zhang Y, Li L, Liu Y, Feng T, Xi S, Wang X, Xue C, Qian J, Li G. A symbiotic hetero-nanocomposite that stabilizes unprecedented CaCl 2-type TiO 2 for enhanced solar-driven hydrogen evolution reaction. Chem Sci 2019; 10:8323-8330. [PMID: 31803409 PMCID: PMC6839608 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc01216h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Symbiotic hetero-nanocomposites prevail in many classes of minerals, functional substances and/or devices. However, design and development of a symbiotic hetero-nanocomposite that contains unachievable phases remain a significant challenge owing to the tedious formation conditions and the need for precise control over atomic nucleation in synthetic chemistry. Herein, we report a solution chemistry approach for a symbiotic hetero-nanocomposite that contains an unprecedented CaCl2-type titania phase inter-grown with rutile TiO2. CaCl2 structured TiO2, usually occurring when bulk rutile-TiO2 is compressed at an extreme pressure of several GPa, is identified to be a distorted structure with a tilt of adjacent ribbons of the c-axis of rutile. The structural specificity of the symbiotic CaCl2/rutile TiO2 hetero-nanocomposite was confirmed by Rietveld refinement, HRTEM, EXAFS, and Raman spectra, and the formation region (TiCl4 concentration vs. reaction temperature) was obtained by mapping the phase diagram. Due to the symbiotic relationship, this CaCl2-type TiO2 maintained a high stability via tight connection by edge dislocations with rutile TiO2, thus forming a CaCl2/rutile TiO2 heterojunction with a higher reduction capacity and enhanced charge separation efficiency. These merits endow symbiotic CaCl2/rutile TiO2 with a water splitting activity far superior to that of the commercial benchmark photocatalyst, P25 under simulated sunlight without the assistance of a cocatalyst. Our findings reported here may offer several useful understandings of the mechanical intergrowth process in functional symbiotic hetero-nanocomposites for super interfacial charge separation, where interfacial dislocation appears to be a universal cause.
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- Yuelan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences , ASTAR , 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island , Singapore 627833 , Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China .
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Luo J, Zhang S, Sun M, Yang L, Luo S, Crittenden JC. A Critical Review on Energy Conversion and Environmental Remediation of Photocatalysts with Remodeling Crystal Lattice, Surface, and Interface. ACS NANO 2019; 13:9811-9840. [PMID: 31365227 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Solar energy is a renewable resource that can supply our energy needs in the long term. A semiconductor photocatalysis that is capable of utilizing solar energy has appealed to considerable interests for recent decades, owing to the ability to aim at environmental problems and produce renewal energy. Much effort has been put into the synthesis of a highly efficient semiconductor photocatalyst to promote its real application potential. Hence, we reviewed the most advanced methods and strategies in terms of (i) broadening the light absorption wavelengths, (ii) design of active reaction sites, and (iii) control of the electron-hole (e--h+) recombination, while these three processes could be influenced by remodeling the crystal lattice, surface, and interface. Additionally, we individually examined their current applications in energy conversion (i.e., hydrogen evolution, CO2 reduction, nitrogen fixation, and oriented synthesis) and environmental remediation (i.e., air purification and wastewater treatment). Overall, in this review, we particularly focused on advanced photocatalytic activity with simultaneous wastewater decontamination and energy conversion and further enriched the mechanism by proposing the electron flow and substance conversion. Finally, this review offers the prospects of semiconductor photocatalysts in the following three vital (distinct) aspects: (i) the large-scale preparation of highly efficient photocatalysts, (ii) the development of sustainable photocatalysis systems, and (iii) the optimization of the photocatalytic process for practical application.
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- Jinming Luo
- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , 828 West Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle , Nanchang Hangkong University , Nanchang 330063 , Jiangxi Province , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Yale University , New Haven , Connecticut 06520-8286 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle , Nanchang Hangkong University , Nanchang 330063 , Jiangxi Province , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle , Nanchang Hangkong University , Nanchang 330063 , Jiangxi Province , People's Republic of China
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- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , 828 West Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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Zhang W, Chen R, Yin Z, Wang X, Wang Z, Fan F, Ma Y. Surface Assistant Charge Separation in PEC Cu 2S-Ni/Cu 2O Cathode. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:34000-34009. [PMID: 31442374 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fabrication of a high efficiency photocathode is a challenging issue in photoelectrocatalysis (PEC). In this work, a Cu2S-Ni/Cu2O photocathode was constructed via electrodeposition followed by a two-step overlayer deposition procedure including direct-current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) and ion exchange reaction. We found that the presence of Ni in the inner-layer could not only affect the morphology but also enhance the formation rate of the outer-layer Cu2S. The XPS results indicate that the Ni exist as NiOx instead of Ni0. The photocurrent of Cu2S-Ni/Cu2O achieved 2 times of it on the pristine Cu2O. The charge dynamic characterizations, including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Tafel slopes, and photoluminescence (PL) spectra, demonstrated that the Ni can promote the hydrogen evolution reaction follow the Heyrovsky reaction, while Cu2S shows a crucial role on the surface charge separation. At last, surface photovoltage microscopy (SPVM) technology was used to reveal the function of each overlayer. It gives direct evidence for the charge transportation pathway in the system and explains the function of each component.
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- Wan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710119 , Shaanxi , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, The Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Zhongshan Road 457 , Dalian 116023 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710119 , Shaanxi , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710119 , Shaanxi , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710119 , Shaanxi , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, The Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Zhongshan Road 457 , Dalian 116023 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710119 , Shaanxi , China
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Kalb J, Weller F, Irmler L, Knittel V, Graus P, Boneberg J, Schmidt-Mende L. Position-controlled laser-induced creation of rutile TiO 2 nanostructures. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:335302. [PMID: 30986780 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab1964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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For potential applications of nanostructures, control over their position is important. In this report, we introduce two continuous wave laser-based lithography techniques which allow texturing thin TiO2 films to create a fine rutile TiO2 structure on silicon via spatially confined oxidation or a solid-liquid-solid phase transition, for initial layers, we use titanium and anatase TiO2, respectively. A frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at a wavelength of 532 nm is employed for the lithography process and the samples are characterized with scanning electron microscopy. The local orientation of the created rutile crystals is determined by the spatial orientation of hydrothermally grown rutile TiO2 nanorods. Depending on the technique, we obtain either randomly aligned or highly ordered nanorod ensembles. An additional chemically inert SiO2 cover layer suppresses the chemical and electronic surface properties of TiO2 and is removed locally with the laser treatment. Hence, the resulting texture provides a specific topography and crystal structure as well as a high contrast of surface properties on a nanoscale, including the position-controlled growth of TiO2 nanorods.
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Zhou X, Dong H. A Theoretical Perspective on Charge Separation and Transfer in Metal Oxide Photocatalysts for Water Splitting. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Xin Zhou
- College of Environment and Chemical EngineeringDalian University No. 10 Xuefu Street Dalian Economic Technological Development Zone Dalian 116622, Liaoning P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringLiaoning Normal University No. 850 Huanghe Road Shahekou District Dalian 116029, Liaoning P.R. China
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Green M, Van Tran AT, Smedley R, Roach A, Murowchick J, Chen X. Microwave absorption of magnesium/hydrogen-treated titanium dioxide nanoparticles. NANO MATERIALS SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sun S, Song P, Cui J, Liang S. Amorphous TiO2 nanostructures: synthesis, fundamental properties and photocatalytic applications. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy01020c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In this review, we mainly highlight the advances made in the development of amorphous TiO2 nanostructures for photocatalysts. Some perspectives on the challenges and new direction are also discussed.
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- Shaodong Sun
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory for Electrical Materials and Infiltration Technology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Xi'an 710048
- People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory for Electrical Materials and Infiltration Technology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Xi'an 710048
- People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory for Electrical Materials and Infiltration Technology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Xi'an 710048
- People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory for Electrical Materials and Infiltration Technology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Xi'an 710048
- People's Republic of China
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Insight of Diversified Reactivity and Theoretical Study of Mixed-Phase Titanium Dioxide for the Photoactivation of Small Molecules. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fast and Large-Scale Anodizing Synthesis of Pine-Cone TiO2 for Solar-Driven Photocatalysis. Catalysts 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/catal7080229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lai LL, Wen W, Wu JM. Room-Temperature Hydrolysis of Potassium Titanyl Oxalate and Water-Assisted Crystallization for TiO 2
with High Photocatalytic Activity. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Lu-Lu Lai
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310037 P. R. China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering; Hainan University; Haikou 570228 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310037 P. R. China
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Gao Y, Zhu J, An H, Yan P, Huang B, Chen R, Fan F, Li C. Directly Probing Charge Separation at Interface of TiO 2 Phase Junction. J Phys Chem Lett 2017; 8:1419-1423. [PMID: 28290205 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Phase junction is often recognized as an effective strategy to achieve efficient charge separation in photocatalysis and photochemistry. As a crucial factor to determine the photogenerated charges dynamics, there is an increasingly hot debate about the energy band alignment across the interface of phase junction. Herein, we reported the direct measurement of the surface potential profile over the interface of TiO2 phase junction. A built-in electric field up to 1 kV/cm from rutile to anatase nanoparticle was detected by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM). Home-built spatially resolved surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SRSPS) supplies a direct evidence for the vectorial charge transfer of photogenerated electrons from rutile to anatase. Moreover, the tunable anatase nanoparticle sizes in TiO2 phase junction leads to high surface photovoltage (SPV) by creating completely depleted space charge region (SCR) and enhancing the charge separation efficiency. The results provide a strong basis for understanding the impact of built-in electric field on the charge transfer across the interface of artificial photocatalysts.
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- Yuying Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing, 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing, 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing, 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
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Wang Y, Cai J, Wu M, Zhang H, Meng M, Tian Y, Ding T, Gong J, Jiang Z, Li X. Hydrogenated Cagelike Titania Hollow Spherical Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution under Simulated Solar Light Irradiation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:23006-14. [PMID: 27500415 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We synthesized the hydrogenated cagelike TiO2 hollow spheres through a facile sacrificial template method. After the hydrogenation treatment, the disordered surface layer and cagelike pores were generated on the shell of the hollow spheres. The spheres exhibit a high hydrogen evolution rate of 212.7 ± 10.6 μmol h(-1) (20 mg) under the simulated solar light irradiation, which is ∼12 times higher than the hydrogenated TiO2 solid spheres and is ∼9 times higher than the original TiO2 hollow spheres. The high activity results from the unique architectures and hydrogenation. Both the multiple reflection that was improved by the cagelike hollow structures and the red shift of the absorption edge that was induced by hydrogenation can enhance the ultraviolet and visible light absorption. In addition, the high concentration of oxygen vacancies, as well as the hydrogenated disordered surface layer, can improve the efficiency for migration and separation of generated charge carriers.
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- Yating Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201204, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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Li A, Wang Z, Yin H, Wang S, Yan P, Huang B, Wang X, Li R, Zong X, Han H, Li C. Understanding the anatase-rutile phase junction in charge separation and transfer in a TiO 2 electrode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Chem Sci 2016; 7:6076-6082. [PMID: 30034748 PMCID: PMC6022233 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc01611a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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New insight into junction-based designs for efficient charge separation is vitally important for current solar energy conversion research. Herein, an anatase-rutile phase junction is elaborately introduced into TiO2 films by rapid thermal annealing treatment and the roles of phase junction on charge separation and transfer are studied in detail. A combined study of transient absorption spectroscopy, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical (PEC) measurements reveals that appropriate phase alignment is essential for unidirectional charge transfer, and a junction interface with minimized trap states is crucial to liberate the charge separation potential of the phase junction. By tailored control of phase alignment and interface structure, an optimized TiO2 film with an appropriately introduced phase junction shows superior performance in charge separation and transfer, hence achieving ca. 3 and 9 times photocurrent density enhancement compared to pristine anatase and rutile phase TiO2 electrodes, respectively. This work demonstrates the great potential of phase junctions for efficient charge separation and transfer in solar energy conversion applications.
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- Ailong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy , 457 Zhongshan Road , Dalian , 116023 , China . ;
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) , China
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Self-ordered Nanotubular TiO2 Multilayers for High-Performance Photocatalysts and Supercapacitors. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liu F, Yan X, Chen X, Tian L, Xia Q, Chen X. Mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticles terminated with carbonate-like groups: Amorphous/crystalline structure and visible-light photocatalytic activity. Catal Today 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhao YF, Li C, Lu S, Yan LJ, Gong YY, Niu LY, Liu XJ. Effects of oxygen vacancy on 3d transition-metal doped anatase TiO2: First principles calculations. Chem Phys Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhao YF, Li C, Lu S, Liu RX, Hu JY, Gong YY, Niu LY. Electronic, optical and photocatalytic behavior of Mn, N doped and co-doped TiO2: Experiment and simulation. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wang WK, Chen JJ, Zhang X, Huang YX, Li WW, Yu HQ. Self-induced synthesis of phase-junction TiO2 with a tailored rutile to anatase ratio below phase transition temperature. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20491. [PMID: 26864501 PMCID: PMC4750061 DOI: 10.1038/srep20491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The surface phase junction of nanocrystalline TiO2 plays an essential role in governing its photocatalytic activity. Thus, facile and simple methods for preparing phase-junction TiO2 photocatalysts are highly desired. In this work, we show that phase-junction TiO2 is directly synthesized from Ti foil by using a simple calcination method with hydrothermal solution as the precursor below the phase transition temperature. Moreover, the ratio of rutile to anatase in the TiO2 samples could be readily tuned by changing the ratio of weight of Ti foil to HCl, which is used as the hydrothermal precursor, as confirmed by the X-ray diffraction analysis. In the photocatalytic reaction by the TiO2 nanocomposite, a synergistic effect between the two phases within a certain range of the ratio is clearly observed. The results suggest that an appropriate ratio of anatase to rutile in the TiO2 nanocomposite can create more efficient solid-solid interfaces upon calcination, thereby facilitating interparticle charge transfer in the photocatalysis.
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- Wei-Kang Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science &Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science &Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science &Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science &Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science &Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science &Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Lai LL, Wen W, Wu JM. Ni-doped rutile TiO2 nanoflowers: low-temperature solution synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic efficiency. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra01752e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A facile solution approach was developed to synthesize micrometre-sized aggregates of Ni-doped TiO2 nanoflowers, which exhibited a rate constant four times that of commercial Degussa P25 TiO2 nanoparticles under the UV + Vis illumination.
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- Lu-Lu Lai
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- P. R. China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou 570228
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
- P. R. China
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Zhang C, Li Y, Chu M, Rong N, Xiao P, Zhang Y. Hydrogen-treated BiFeO3 nanoparticles with enhanced photoelectrochemical performance. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra23699a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Compared with pristine BiFeO3, hydrogen-treated BiFeO3 nanoparticles exhibit higher photoelectrochemical performance.
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- Chao Zhang
- College of Physics
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing
- China
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- College of Physics
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing
- China
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- College of Physics
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing
- China
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- College of Physics
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing
- China
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Cai J, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Wu M, Zhang H, Li X, Jiang Z, Meng M. In Situ Formation of Disorder-Engineered TiO2(B)-Anatase Heterophase Junction for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:24987-92. [PMID: 26536137 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Hydrogenation of semiconductors is an efficient way to increase their photocatalytic activity by forming disorder-engineered structures. Herein, we report a facile hydrogenation process of TiO2(B) nanobelts to in situ generate TiO2(B)-anatase heterophase junction with a disordered surface shell. The catalyst exhibits an excellent performance for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under the simulated solar light irradiation (∼580 μmol h(-1), 0.02 g photocatalyst). The atomically well-matched heterophase junction, along with the disorder-engineered surface shell, promotes the separation of electron-hole and inhibits their recombination. This strategy can be further employed to design other disorder-engineered composite photocatalysts for solar energy utilization.
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- Jinmeng Cai
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 30072, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 30072, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 30072, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 30072, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 30072, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 30072, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201204, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 30072, P. R. China
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Electronic and photonic behavior of (Fe or Co)-C codoped TiO2 mediated by H ions: First principles calculations. Chem Phys Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2015.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhao WN, Zhu SC, Li YF, Liu ZP. Three-phase junction for modulating electron-hole migration in anatase-rutile photocatalysts. Chem Sci 2015; 6:3483-3494. [PMID: 29511511 PMCID: PMC5659171 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00621j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The heterophase solid-solid junction as an important type of structure unit has wide applications for its special mechanics and electronic properties. Here we present a first three-phase atomic model for the anatase-rutile TiO2 heterophase junction and determine its optical and electronic properties, which leads to resolution of the long-standing puzzles on the enhanced photocatalytic activity of anatase-rutile photocatalysts. By using a set of novel theoretical methods, including crystal phase transition pathway sampling, interfacial strain analysis and first principles thermodynamics evaluation of holes and electrons, we identify an unusual structurally ordered three-phase junction, a layer-by-layer "T-shaped" anatase/TiO2-II/rutile junction, for linking anatase with rutile. The intermediate TiO2-II phase, although predicted to be only a few atomic layers thick in contact with anatase, is critical to alleviate the interfacial strain and to modulate photoactivity. We demonstrate that the three-phase junction acts as a single-way valve allowing the photogenerated hole transfer from anatase to rutile but frustrating the photoelectron flow in the opposite direction, which otherwise cannot be achieved by an anatase-rutile direct junction. This new model clarifies the roles of anatase, rutile and the phase junction in achieving high photoactivity synergistically and provides the theoretical basis for the design of better photocatalysts by exploiting multi-phase junctions.
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- Wei-Na Zhao
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Material , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Science (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Material , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Science (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Material , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Science (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Material , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Science (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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Pan J, Li C, Zhao Y, Liu R, Gong Y, Niu L, Liu X, Chi B. Electronic properties of TiO2 doped with Sc, Y, La, Zr, Hf, V, Nb and Ta. Chem Phys Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2015.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Garcia JC, Nolan M, Deskins NA. The nature of interfaces and charge trapping sites in photocatalytic mixed-phase TiO2 from first principles modeling. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:024708. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4905122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Juan C. Garcia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, USA
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- Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, USA
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Liu Y, Mu K, Zhong J, Chen K, Zhang Y, Yang G, Wang L, Deng S, Shen F, Zhang X. Design of a solar-driven TiO2 nanofilm on Ti foil by self-structure modifications. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra05367f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A novel solar-driven VO–N–TiO2 (A/R) nanofilm was designed. Its optical absorption can cover the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared region.
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Xia T, Wallenmeyer P, Anderson A, Murowchick J, Liu L, Chen X. Hydrogenated black ZnO nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic performance. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra04826a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Li C, Zhao YF, Gong YY, Wang T, Sun CQ. Band gap engineering of early transition-metal-doped anatase TiO₂: first principles calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:21446-51. [PMID: 25183457 DOI: 10.1039/c4cp03587a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The thermal stability and electronic structures of anatase TiO2 doped with early transition metals (TM) (group III-B = Sc, Y and La; group IV-B = Zr and Hf; group V-B = V, Nb and Ta) have been studied using first principles calculations. It was found that all doped systems are thermodynamically stable, and their band gaps were reduced by 1-1.3 eV compared to pure TiO2. Doping with transition metals affects the strength of the hybrid orbital of TM-O bonding, and the band gap increases approximately linearly with the MP value of TM-O bonding.
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- C Li
- Center for Coordination Bond Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, China.
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Liu L, Chen X. Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials: Self-Structural Modifications. Chem Rev 2014; 114:9890-918. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400624r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 395] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Lei Liu
- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute
of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130033, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Missouri—Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
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Zhang Y, Shang M, Mi Y, Xia T, Wallenmeyer P, Murowchick J, Dong L, Zhang Q, Chen X. Influence of the Amount of Hydrogen Fluoride on the Formation of (001)-Faceted Titanium Dioxide Nanosheets and Their Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Performance. Chempluschem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201402036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Li WK, Hu P, Lu G, Gong XQ. Density functional theory study of mixed-phase TiO2: heterostructures and electronic properties. J Mol Model 2014; 20:2215. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-014-2215-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li B, Wu JM, Guo TT, Tang MZ, Wen W. A facile solution route to deposit TiO2 nanowire arrays on arbitrary substrates. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:3046-3050. [PMID: 24496503 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr05786k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A facile solution-based technique was developed to grow vertically aligned TiO2 nanowires with predominantly anatase phase on arbitrary substrates of stainless steel, glass, silicon wafer and carbon cloth at the low temperature of 80 °C and in an open atmosphere.
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- Bo Li
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
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Carvajal JJ, Raj Kumar G, Massons J, Vázquez de Aldana JR, Gallardo I, Moreno P, Roso L, Díaz F, Aguiló M. Formation of polycrystalline TiO2 on the ablated surfaces of RbTiOPO4 single crystals by thermal annealing. CrystEngComm 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ce00151f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A combination of laser ablation and thermal annealing allows one to coat the surface of a RbTiOPO4 crystal with TiO2 nanoparticles.
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- J. J. Carvajal
- Física i Cristallografia de Materials i Nano materials (FiCMA-FiCNA)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
- Tarragona, Spain
| | - G. Raj Kumar
- Física i Cristallografia de Materials i Nano materials (FiCMA-FiCNA)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
- Tarragona, Spain
| | - J. Massons
- Física i Cristallografia de Materials i Nano materials (FiCMA-FiCNA)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
- Tarragona, Spain
| | | | - I. Gallardo
- Centro de Láseres Pulsados (CLPU)
- Salamanca, Spain
| | - P. Moreno
- Grupo de Microprocesado de Materiales con Láser
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Salamanca, Spain
| | - L. Roso
- Centro de Láseres Pulsados (CLPU)
- Salamanca, Spain
| | - F. Díaz
- Física i Cristallografia de Materials i Nano materials (FiCMA-FiCNA)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
- Tarragona, Spain
| | - M. Aguiló
- Física i Cristallografia de Materials i Nano materials (FiCMA-FiCNA)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
- Tarragona, Spain
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