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Oxygen‐Deficient Dumbbell‐Shaped Anatase TiO 2− x Mesocrystals with Nearly 100 % Exposed {101} Facets: Synthesis, Growth Mechanism, and Photocatalytic Performance
Author(s) -
Li Yongjun,
Ye Xiaozhou,
Cao Shengxin,
Yang Chujing,
Wang Yun,
Ye Jianfeng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201805356
Subject(s) - anatase , photocatalysis , materials science , tetragonal crystal system , chemical engineering , oxygen , methyl orange , nanotechnology , microporous material , nanocrystal , crystallography , chemistry , catalysis , crystal structure , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
The development of hierarchical TiO 2 superstructures with new morphologies and intriguing photoelectric properties for utilizing solar energy is known to be an effective approach to alleviate the serious problems of environmental pollution. Herein, unique oxygen‐deficient dumbbell‐shaped anatase TiO 2− x mesocrystals (DTMCs) enclosed by nearly 100 % {101} facets were readily synthesized by mesoscale transformation in TiCl 3 /acetic acid (HAc) mixed solution, followed by calcination under vacuum. These mesocrystals exhibited much higher photoreactivity toward removing the model pollutants methyl orange and Cr VI than truncated tetragonal bipyramidal anatase nanocrystals (TNCs), anatase mesocrystals built from truncated tetragonal bipyramidal anatase nanocrystals (TTMCs), and anatase mesocrystals constructed by anatase nanocrystals with nearly 100 % exposed {101} facets (TMCs), revealing that both the oxidation and reduction abilities of anatase TiO 2 were simultaneously enhanced upon fabricating an oxygen‐deficient mesocrystalline architecture with about 100 % exposed {101} facets. Further characterization illustrated that such an enhancement of photoreactivity was mainly due to the strengthened light absorption, boosted charge carrier separation, and nearly 100 % exposed {101} facets of the oxygen‐deficient dumbbell‐shaped anatase mesocrystals. This work will be useful for guiding the synthesis of oxygen‐deficient ordered superstructures of metal oxides with desired morphologies and exposed facets for promising applications in environmental remediation.