Flower-shaped TiO2 clusters for highly efficient photocatalysis

Xiao-Hui Ning; Qing-Ling Meng; Yong-Lu Han; Dong-Yang Zhou; Li Li; Liang Cao; Zhan-Kun Weng; Ran Ding; Zuo-Bin Wang

doi:10.1039/C7RA05949C

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Flower-shaped TiO₂ clusters for highly efficient photocatalysis†

Xiao-Hui Ning,^a Qing-Ling Meng,^a Yong-Lu Han,^a Dong-Yang Zhou,^a Li Li,^a Liang Cao,^a Zhan-Kun Weng,^a Ran Ding

*^a and Zuo-Bin Wang*^a

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^a International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China
E-mail: dingran@cust.edu.cn, WangZ@cust.edu.cn

Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is one of the most widely used semiconductors, with a variety of applications such as water purification, photovoltaic cells, cancer treatment, gas sensors and photocatalysis. Flower-shaped TiO₂ clusters can be obtained on patterned fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates with one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) grating patterns through a two-step process combining laser interference ablation technology with a hydrothermal method. The patterned TiO₂ clusters exhibit enhanced photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) and good durability. This work provides a facile route toward the applications of TiO₂ clusters in solar-driven clean energy and environmental technologies.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA05949C
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 29 May 2017
Accepted: 06 Jul 2017
First published: 12 Jul 2017
This article is Open Access

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RSC Adv., 2017,7, 34907-34911

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Flower-shaped TiO₂ clusters for highly efficient photocatalysis

X. Ning, Q. Meng, Y. Han, D. Zhou, L. Li, L. Cao, Z. Weng, R. Ding and Z. Wang, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 34907 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA05949C

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