Targeted deposition of ZnO2 on brookite TiO2 nanorods towards high photocatalytic activity

Meichen Guo; Liping Li; Haifeng Lin; Ying Zuo; Xinsong Huang; Guangshe Li

doi:10.1039/C3CC47461E

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Targeted deposition of ZnO₂ on brookite TiO₂ nanorods towards high photocatalytic activity†

Meichen Guo,^ab Liping Li,^a Haifeng Lin,^a Ying Zuo,^a Xinsong Huang^a and Guangshe Li*^a

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^b School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China

Abstract

A novel heterostructure was first synthesized by directly depositing photocatalytic inert ZnO₂ onto facet {201} of brookite nanorods. The heterostructure thus obtained was found to show a superior photocatalytic activity under UV-light irradiation. The exceptional photocatalytic performance was due to the band-structure match between ZnO₂ and brookite as well as synergic charge accumulation by different facets of the brookite nanorods.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC47461E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 30 Sep 2013
Accepted: 10 Oct 2013
First published: 10 Oct 2013

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Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 11752-11754

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Targeted deposition of ZnO₂ on brookite TiO₂ nanorods towards high photocatalytic activity

M. Guo, L. Li, H. Lin, Y. Zuo, X. Huang and G. Li, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 11752 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47461E

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