Abstract
A series of {001} facets dominated TiO 2 nanosheets with even distributed bulk oxygen vacancies and Ti 3+ were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method at different temperatures. The oxygen vacancy and Ti 3+ quantity increased with the hydrothermal temperature from 180°C to 240°C. The existed oxygen vacancies and Ti 3+ significantly improve the visible-light photoactivity, which can be assigned to the enhanced visible light adsorption, •OH generation ability and reduced photoelectrons and holes recombination rate.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-23 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Catalysis Communications |
Volume | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 May 2012 |
Keywords
- Band gap narrowing
- Oxygen vacancy
- Photocatalytic
- Titanium dioxide
- {001} facet