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Enhanced photocatalytic CO₂-reduction activity of anatase TiO₂ by coexposed {001} and {101} facets

J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Jun 25;136(25):8839-42. doi: 10.1021/ja5044787. Epub 2014 Jun 16.

Abstract

Control of TiO2 crystal facets has attracted enormous interest due to the fascinating shape-dependent photocatalytic activity of this material. In this work, the effect of the ratio of {001} and {101} facets on the photocatalytic CO2-reduction performance of anatase TiO2 is reported. A new "surface heterojunction" concept is proposed on the basis of the density functional theory (DFT) calculations to explain the difference in the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 with coexposed {001} and {101} facets.