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Design and synthesis of TiO₂/C nanosheets with a directional cascade carrier transfer.

ABSTRACT: Directed transfer of carriers, akin to excited charges in photosynthesis, in semiconductors by structural design is challenging. Here, TiO₂ nanosheets with interlayered sp² carbon and titanium vacancies are obtained by low-temperature controlled oxidation calcination. The directed transfer of carriers from the excited position to Ti-vacancies to interlayered carbon is investigated and proven to greatly increase the charge transport efficiency. The TiO₂/C obtained demonstrates excellent photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical activity and significant lithium/sodium ion storage performance. Further theoretical calculations reveal that the directional excited position/Ti-vacancies/interlayered carbon facilitate the spatial inside-out cascade electron transfer, resulting in high charge transfer kinetics.

SUBMITTER: Wu SM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214889 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Design and synthesis of TiO2/C nanosheets with a directional cascade carrier transfer.

Wu Si-Ming SM Wang Yi-Tian YT Xiao Shi-Tian ST Zhang Yan-Xiang YX Tian Ge G Chen Jiang-Bo JB Zhao Xiao-Fang XF Janiak Christoph C Shalom Menny M Bahnemann Detlef W DW Wang Li-Ying LY Yang Xiao-Yu XY

Chemical science 20220510 24

Directed transfer of carriers, akin to excited charges in photosynthesis, in semiconductors by structural design is challenging. Here, TiO2 nanosheets with interlayered sp2 carbon and titanium vacancies are obtained by low-temperature controlled oxidation calcination. The directed transfer of carriers from the excited position to Ti-vacancies to interlayered carbon is investigated and proven to greatly increase the charge transport efficiency. The TiO2/C obtained ...[more]

PMID: 35799830

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Design and synthesis of TiO₂/C nanosheets with a directional cascade carrier transfer.

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