Issue 18, 2020

Surface chemistry of TiO2 connecting thermal catalysis and photocatalysis

Abstract

Chemical reactions catalyzed under heterogeneous conditions have recently expanded rapidly from traditional thermal catalysis to photocatalysis due to the rising concerns about sustainable development of energy and the environment. Adsorption of reactants on catalyst surfaces, subsequent surface reactions, and desorption of products from catalyst surfaces occur in both thermal catalysis and photocatalysis. TiO2 catalysts are widely used in thermal catalytic and photocatalytic reactions. Herein we review recent progress in surface chemistry, thermal catalysis and photocatalysis of TiO2 model catalysts from single crystals to nanocrystals with the aim of examining if the surface chemistry of TiO2 can bridge the fundamental understanding between thermal catalysis and photocatalysis. Following a brief introduction, the structures of major facets exposed on TiO2 catalysts, including surface reconstructions and defects, as well as the electronic structure and charge properties, are firstly summarized; then the recent progress in adsorption, thermal chemistry and photochemistry of small molecules on TiO2 single crystals and nanocrystals is comprehensively reviewed, focusing on manifesting the structure–(photo)activity relations and the commonalities/differences between thermal catalysis and photocatalysis; and finally concluding remarks and perspectives are given.

Graphical abstract: Surface chemistry of TiO2 connecting thermal catalysis and photocatalysis

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
28 déc. 2019
Accepted
14 avr. 2020
First published
14 avr. 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 9875-9909

Surface chemistry of TiO2 connecting thermal catalysis and photocatalysis

L. Wu, C. Fu and W. Huang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 9875 DOI: 10.1039/C9CP07001J

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