We report a robust, low-cost method to attach transition metal ions directly to the surface of anatase TiO2 rod-shaped nanocrystals with preservation of the host nanocrystal morphology and phase. The procedure has been optimized to achieve quantitative control of metal ion loading on the surface of the nanorods. The metal ion can be attached to the nanocrystal surface up to fullmonolayer covera...

Herein, we developed a facile approach to fabricate oxygen vacancies-mediated TiO2 (OVs-TiO2) nanocrystals via an intrinsic carbon-doping induced strategy. The carbon-doped were firstly synthesized by water-controlled-releasing solvothermal (WCRS) process using ethanol, acetic acid and titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) as precursors. was calcined at 325 °C under N2 atmosphere introduce the OVs....

Mesoporous silica synthesized from the cocondensation of tetraethoxysilane and silylated carbon dots containing an amide group has been adopted as the carrier for the in situ growth of TiO2 through an impregnation-hydrothermal crystallization process. Benefitting from initial complexation between the titania precursor and carbon dot, highly dispersed anatase TiO2 nanoparticles can be formed ins...

Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrocarbon fuels such as methane is an attractive strategy for simultaneously harvesting solar energy and capturing this major greenhouse gas. Incessant research interest has been devoted to preparing graphene-based semiconductor nanocomposites as photocatalysts for a variety of applications. In this work, reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-TiO2 ...

Photocatalytic methane combustion is a promising strategy to eliminate at ambient condition, but efficient photocatalysts are still lacking. Herein, we report that uniform anatase TiO2 nanocrystals predominantly enclosed with the {001} facets exhibit high activity in photocatalytic catalyzing RT flow-bed reactor. The reaction rate 17.6 mmolCH4·h–1·gcatalyst–1, which about 6 and 7 times of those...

Band alignment effects of anatase and rutile nanocrystals in TiO2 powders lead to electron–hole separation, increasing the photocatalytic efficiency these powders. While size types possible alignments have been extensively studied, effect interface geometries bonded nanocrystal structures on is poorly understood. To allow conclusive studies a vast variety systems different orientations, we deve...