Facile synthesis of single-crystalline MnO2 nanowire arrays with high photothermal catalytic activity

Abstract

A simple process has been developed to form single-crystalline β-MnO₂ nanowire arrays (NWAs) with a large surface area of 125 m² g⁻¹ on a glass plate working as a highly active three dimensional (3D) photothermal catalyst under the illumination of near infrared light due to the efficient light harvesting and heat confinement near the reaction field in addition to the large surface area.