Titanium dioxide crystals with tailored facets

G Liu, HG Yang, J Pan, YQ Yang, GQ Lu… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been the most intensively investigated binary transition metal
oxide in the past four decades as indicated by Figure S1. Furthermore, the annual number of …

TiO2 nanosheets with exposed {001} facets for photocatalytic applications

CP Sajan, S Wageh, AA Al-Ghamdi, J Yu, S Cao - Nano Research, 2016 - Springer
TiO 2 nanosheets with highly reactive {001} facets ({001}-TiO 2) have attracted great
attention in the fields of science and technology because of their unique properties. In recent …

Hierarchical SnO2 Nanostructures: Recent Advances in Design, Synthesis, and Applications

H Wang, AL Rogach - Chemistry of Materials, 2014 - ACS Publications
Complex three-dimensional hierarchical structures assembled from well-defined low-
dimensional nanosized building blocks are an interesting class of nanomaterials with a rich …

Crystal facet engineering of semiconductor photocatalysts: motivations, advances and unique properties

G Liu, CY Jimmy, GQM Lu, HM Cheng - Chemical Communications, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Crystal facet engineering of semiconductors has become an important strategy for fine-
tuning the physicochemical properties and thus optimizing the reactivity and selectivity of …

Nanomaterials of high surface energy with exceptional properties in catalysis and energy storage

ZY Zhou, N Tian, JT Li, I Broadwell… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The properties of nanomaterials for use in catalytic and energy storage applications strongly
depends on the nature of their surfaces. Nanocrystals with high surface energy have an …

Highly reactive {001} facets of TiO 2-based composites: synthesis, formation mechanism and characterization

WJ Ong, LL Tan, SP Chai, ST Yong, AR Mohamed - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most widely investigated metal oxides due to its
extraordinary surface, electronic and catalytic properties. However, the large band gap of …

Anatase TiO2 with Dominant High-Energy {001} Facets: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

S Liu, J Yu, M Jaroniec - Chemistry of Materials, 2011 - ACS Publications
Control of the surface structure of inorganic materials, in particular titania (TiO2), by chemical
processes under nonequilibrium conditions is of growing interest from scientific and …

Photoelectrocatalytic principles for meaningfully studying photocatalyst properties and photocatalysis processes: From fundamental theory to environmental …

J Liu, S Zhang, W Wang, H Zhang - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis is critically important for environmental remediation and renewable energy
technologies. The ability to objectively characterize photocatalyst properties and …

Effects of fluorine on photocatalysis

X Li, X Wu, S Liu, Y Li, J Fan, K Lv - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
Tailoring the microstructure of pristine TiO 2 is essential to narrow its band gap and prolong
the charge lifetime. In particular, strategies involving fluorine have been used successfully to …

Shape‐ and Size‐Controlled Synthesis of Uniform Anatase TiO2 Nanocuboids Enclosed by Active {100} and {001} Facets

X Zhao, W Jin, J Cai, J Ye, Z Li, Y Ma… - Advanced Functional …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Uniform anatase TiO2 nanocuboids enclosed by active {100} and {001} facets over a wide
size range (60–830 nm in length) with controllable aspect ratios were solvothermally …