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Inside Cover: Facile Strategy to Fabricate Uniform Black TiO 2 Nanothorns/Graphene/Black TiO 2 Nanothorns Sandwichlike Nanosheets for Excellent Solar‐Driven Photocatalytic Performance (ChemCatChem 20/2016)
Author(s) -
Zhang Xiangcheng,
Wang Jianan,
Hu Weiyao,
Zhang Kaifu,
Sun Bojing,
Tian Guohui,
Jiang Baojiang,
Pan Kai,
Zhou Wei
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201601226
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , graphene , materials science , visible spectrum , absorption (acoustics) , nanotechnology , band gap , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , composite material , chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , engineering
The Cover shows black TiO 2 nanothorns vertically growing on both sides of graphene, forming a sandwich‐like structure that improves the solar‐driven photocatalytic performance. In their Full Paper, X. Zhang et al. explain that the high solar‐driven photocatalytic performance for removal of the highly toxic pesticide atrazine is ascribed to the formed Ti 3+ in frameworks and surface disorders, which enhance the absorption of solar‐light. Furthermore, the sandwich‐like structure favors the separation and transportation of photogenerated charge carriers. The composite with narrow band gap extends the photoresponse to the visible light region and the first‐order rate constant is about three times as high as that of black TiO 2 nanothorns. The results show that the sandwich‐like structure plays a decisive role in improving photocatalytic activity. More information can be found in the Full Paper by X. Zhang et al. on page 3240 in Issue 20, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201600934).