Highly Active Rutile TiO2 Nanocrystalline Photocatalysts

Djokić, Veljko R.; Marinković, Aleksandar D.; Petrović, Rada D.; Ersen, Ovidiu; Zafeiratos, Spyridon; Mitrić, Miodrag; Ophus, Colin; Radmilović, Velimir R.; Janaćković, Djordje T.

doi:10.1021/acsami.0c03150

Highly Active Rutile TiO₂ Nanocrystalline Photocatalysts

Journal Article · Tue Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 2020 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c03150· OSTI ID:1780744

^[1]; Marinković, Aleksandar D. ^[1]; Petrović, Rada D. ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[1]; Ophus, Colin ^[4]; Radmilović, Velimir R. ^[5]; ^[1]

University of Belgrade (Serbia)
National Centre for Scientific Research-Mixed Organizations (CNRS-UMR), Paris (France)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Strasbourg (France). Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Sante (ICPEES)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
University of Belgrade (Serbia); Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade (Serbia)

The controllable synthesis of rutile TiO₂ single crystal particles with the preferential orientation of {111} facets still remains a scientific and technological challenge. Here, we developed a facile route for fabrication of rutile TiO₂ nanorod crystals (RTiO₂NRs) having high ratios of oxidative {111} to reductive {110} surfaces. RTiO₂NRs were synthesized using a peroxo-titanium complex (PTC) approach, which was controlled by changing the Ti/H₂O₂ ratio. The thus obtained RTiO₂NRs revealed a high tendency to agglomerate through orientation-dependent attachment along the {110} facets. This resulted in an increased {111}/{110} surface ratio and led to a markedly improved photocatalytic activity of RTiO₂NR aggregates. The reported findings illustrate the rich potential of the herein proposed facile and energy-efficient synthesis of nanostructured rutile TiO₂-based photocatalysts.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1780744

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 29 Vol. 12; ISSN 1944-8244

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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