Kinetic reconstruction of TiO<sub>2</sub> surfaces as visible-light-active crystalline phases with high photocatalytic performance

Peng Zheng, Ruipeng Hao, Jianghong Zhao, Suping Jia, Baoyue Cao, Zhenping Zhu

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2014 · 11 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Visible light responsive TiO<sub>2</sub> crystals form on the surfaces of rutile TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystals during kinetic phase transformation from anatase to rutile. The nanocrystals exhibit excellent photoelectric conversion properties for photocatalytic hydrogen production.

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