V‐Shaped Tin Oxide Nanostructures Featuring a Broad Photocurrent Signal: An Effective Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalyst

Abstract

A visible difference: SnO2 nanorods and V-shaped bipods with small diameters (<5 nm; see TEM image), high crystallinity, and good solubility in organic solvents have been synthesized. The bipods have high structural stability and a photocatalytic activity driven by visible rather than UV light. Electrodes based on the bipods have unique photoelectrochemical and electronic properties.