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Self-induced synthesis of phase-junction TiO2 with a tailored rutile to anatase ratio below phase transition temperature.


ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Wang WK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4750061 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Self-induced synthesis of phase-junction TiO2 with a tailored rutile to anatase ratio below phase transition temperature.

Wang Wei-Kang WK   Chen Jie-Jie JJ   Zhang Xing X   Huang Yu-Xi YX   Li Wen-Wei WW   Yu Han-Qing HQ  

Scientific reports 20160211


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  ...[more]

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