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Reduced TiO<sub>2</sub>rutile nanorods with well-defined facets and their visible-light photocatalytic activity

Zhao Zhao, Huaqiao Tan, Haifeng Zhao, Yang Lv, Lijing Zhou, Yujiang Song, Zaicheng Sun

Chemical Communications · 2014 · 135 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Stable reduced TiO2 rutile nanorods with well-defined facets were prepared by a solvothermal route in the presence of Zn powder. The oxygen vacancy in the TiO2 nanorods, which can be tuned by the amount of Zn, results in a narrow band gap and visible-light photocatalytic activity.

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