This work was financially supported by NCSU startup funds, an ORAU Ralph Powe Junior Faculty Award and by a Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Award. The authors acknowledge the assistance of W. Ambrose and F. Stevie with the SEM and XPS measurements. Supporting Information is available online from Wiley InterScience or from the author.
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activities of SrTiO3-Coated Fe2O3 and BiFeO3†
Article first published online: 18 JAN 2006
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200500109
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Luo, J. and Maggard, P. A. (2006), Hydrothermal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activities of SrTiO3-Coated Fe2O3 and BiFeO3. Adv. Mater., 18: 514–517. doi: 10.1002/adma.200500109
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 10 FEB 2006
- Article first published online: 18 JAN 2006
- Manuscript Accepted: 5 NOV 2005
- Manuscript Received: 17 JAN 2005
Keywords:
- Core/shell particles;
- Photocatalytic materials;
- Strontium titanate
Synthesis of SrTiO3-coated BiFeO3 (see Figure) and Fe2O3 metal-oxide particles has been performed using low-temperature hydrothermal techniques. The coated materials suggest a promising new and general strategy for the sensitization of UV-active metal oxide photocatalysts to visible light.