In situ growth of M-{001}TiO2/Ti photoelectrodes: synergetic dominant {001} facets and ratio-optimal surface junctions for the effective oxidation of environmental pollutants

Shengnan Han; Qiongyan Niu; Ning Qin; Xiaotong Gu; Ya-Nan Zhang; Guohua Zhao

doi:10.1039/c9cc09296j

In situ growth of M-{001}TiO₂/Ti photoelectrodes: synergetic dominant {001} facets and ratio-optimal surface junctions for the effective oxidation of environmental pollutants

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jan 28;56(9):1337-1340. doi: 10.1039/c9cc09296j. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Authors

Shengnan Han¹, Qiongyan Niu¹, Ning Qin², Xiaotong Gu¹, Ya-Nan Zhang¹, Guohua Zhao¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 31913372
DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09296j

Abstract

We report a novel {001}TiO₂/Ti photoelectrode by directly constructing "mirror-like" TiO₂ microspheres on a Ti foil substrate (M-{001}TiO₂/Ti). It presents highly enhanced PEC oxidation capability of DMP wastewater, which is mainly attributed to the significant synergetic effects of high exposure of {001} facets and equivalent {001}/{101} facet junctions.