Synthesis of titania nanosheets with a high percentage of exposed (001) facets and related photocatalytic properties

Xiguang Han; Qin Kuang; Mingshang Jin; Zhaoxiong Xie; Lansun Zheng

doi:10.1021/ja8092373

Synthesis of titania nanosheets with a high percentage of exposed (001) facets and related photocatalytic properties

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Mar 11;131(9):3152-3. doi: 10.1021/ja8092373.

Authors

Xiguang Han¹, Qin Kuang, Mingshang Jin, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.

PMID: 19216572
DOI: 10.1021/ja8092373

Abstract

Anatase TiO(2) nanosheets with highly reactive (001) facets exposed have been successfully synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route, taking advantage of a specific stabilization effect of fluorine ion on (001) facets. The percentage of highly reactive (001) facets in such TiO(2) nanosheets is very high (up to 89%). In addition, the as-prepared TiO(2) nanosheets exhibit excellent activity in the photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants.