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dc.contributor.authorLu, Yang
dc.contributor.authorZang, Yipeng
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Haimin
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yunxia
dc.contributor.authorWang, Guozhong
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Huijun
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-30T12:31:19Z
dc.date.available2017-10-30T12:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn2095-9273
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11434-016-1109-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/142606
dc.description.abstractThe facet-dependent photocatalytic performance of TiO2 nanocrystals has been extensively investigated due to their promising applications in renewable energy and environmental fields. However, the intrinsic distinction in the photocatalytic oxidation activities between the {001} and {101} facets of anatase TiO2 nanocrystals is still unclear and under debate. In this work, a simple photoelectrochemical method was employed to meaningfully quantify the intrinsic photocatalytic activities of {001} and {101} faceted TiO2 nanocrystal photoanodes. The effective surface areas of photoanodes with different facets were measured based on the monolayer adsorption of phthalic acid on TiO2 photoanode surface by an ex situ photoelectrochemical method, which were used to normalize the photocurrents obtained from different faceted photoanodes for meaningful comparison of their photocatalytic activities. The results demonstrated that the {001} facets of anatase TiO2 nanocrystals exhibited much better photocatalytic activity than that of {101} facets of anatase TiO2 nanocrystals toward photocatalytic oxidation of water and organic compounds with different functional groups (e.g., –OH, –CHO, –COOH). Furthermore, the instantaneous kinetic constants of photocatalytic oxidation of pre-adsorbates on {001} faceted anatase TiO2 photoanode are obviously greater than those obtained at {101} faceted anatase TiO2 photoanode, further verifying the higher photocatalytic activity of {001} facets of anatase TiO2. This work provided a facile photoelectrochemical method to quantitatively determine the photocatalytic oxidation activity of specific exposed crystal facets of a photocatalyst, which would be helpful to uncover and meaningfully compare the intrinsic photocatalytic activities of different exposed crystal facets of a photocatalyst.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSCIENCE CHINA PRESS
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1003
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1012
dc.relation.ispartofissue13
dc.relation.ispartofjournalScience Bulletin
dc.relation.ispartofvolume61
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInorganic green chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode340204
dc.titleMeaningful comparison of photocatalytic properties of {001} and {101} faceted anatase TiO2 nanocrystals
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.rights.copyright© 2016 Science China Press. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
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gro.griffith.authorZhao, Huijun


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