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Flower-shaped TiO2 clusters for highly efficient photocatalysis

  • Zuobin Wang
    ,
  • Xiao-Hui Ning
    ,
  • Qing-Ling Meng
    ,
  • Yong-Lu Han
    ,
  • Dong-Yang Zhou
    ,
  • Li Li
  • Changchun University of Science and Technology
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Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 34907-34911

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

RSC Advances (Volume 76)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 06/07/2017
  • Published - 12/07/2017

Publication status

Published - 12/07/2017

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/623566
  • Scopus: 85023777173

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