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Anatase TiO2 Crystals with Exposed High-Index Facets†

  1. Dr. Hai Bo Jiang1,
  2. Qian Cuan2,
  3. Ci Zhang Wen1,
  4. Jun Xing1,
  5. Di Wu2,
  6. Prof. Dr. Xue-Qing Gong2,
  7. Prof. Dr. Chunzhong Li1,*,
  8. Prof. Dr. Hua Gui Yang1,*

Article first published online: 17 MAR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201007771

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 50, Issue 16, pages 3764–3768, April 11, 2011

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Jiang, H. B., Cuan, Q., Wen, C. Z., Xing, J., Wu, D., Gong, X.-Q., Li, C. and Yang, H. G. (2011), Anatase TiO2 Crystals with Exposed High-Index Facets. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50: 3764–3768. doi: 10.1002/anie.201007771

Author Information

  1. 1

    Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237 (China), Fax: (+86) 21-6425-2127

  2. 2

    Labs for Advanced Materials, Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237 (China)

*Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237 (China), Fax: (+86) 21-6425-2127

  1. †

    This work was financially supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of East China University of Science and Technology (YD0142125), the Pujiang Talents Programme and Major Basic Research Programme of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (09J1402800, 10JC1403200), the Shuguang Talents Programme of Education Commission of Shanghai Municipality (09SG27), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20973059, 91022023, 21076076, 20925621, 20703017), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WJ0913001), and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-09-0347).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 APR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 17 MAR 2011
  3. Manuscript Revised: 17 JAN 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 DEC 2010

Funded by

  • Scientific Research Foundation of East China University of Science and Technology. Grant Number: YD0142125
  • Pujiang Talents Programme and Major Basic Research Programme of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality. Grant Numbers: 09J1402800, 10JC1403200
  • Shuguang Talents Programme of Education Commission of Shanghai Municipality. Grant Number: 09SG27
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 20973059, 91022023, 21076076, 20925621, 20703017
  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. Grant Number: WJ0913001
  • Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University. Grant Number: NCET-09-0347

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Keywords:

  • crystal engineering;
  • high-index facets;
  • nanostructures;
  • solid-state structures;
  • titanium dioxide
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Put your best face forward: The performance of TiO2 anatase crystals in energy and environmental applications is normally correlated with the TiO2 crystal facets exposed, and increasing the percentage of highly reactive surfaces is extremely important. A new gas-phase oxidation process using TiCl4 as precursor now yields anatase TiO2 single crystals with primarily high-index {105} facets, which can cleave water photocatalytically.

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