Hybrids of Two-Dimensional Ti3C2 and TiO2 Exposing {001} Facets toward Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity.

By Chao-Chi Peng, Xianfeng Yang, Yuhang Li, Hao Yu, Hongjuan Wang, F. Peng. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2016

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Effectively harvesting light to generate long-lived charge carriers to suppress the recombination of electrons and holes is crucial for photocatalytic reactions. Exposing the highly active facets has been regarded as a powerful approach to high-performance photocatalysts. Herein, a hybrid comprised of {001} facets of TiO2 nanosheets and layered Ti3C2, an emerging 2D material, was synthesized by a facile hydrothermal partial oxidation of Ti3C2. The in situ growth of TiO2 nanosheets on Ti3C2 allows for the interface with minimized defects, which was demonstrated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and density functional theory calculations. The highly active {001} facets of TiO2 afford high-efficiency photogeneration of electron-hole pairs, meanwhile the carrier separation is substantially promoted by the hole trapping effect by the interfacial Schottky junction with 2D Ti3C2 acting as a reservoir of holes. The improved charge separation and exposed active facets dramatically boost the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye, showing the promise of 2D transition metal carbide for fabricating functional catalytic materials.

Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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