Mesoporous anatase TiO2 nanocups with plasmonic metal decoration for highly active visible-light photocatalysis

Jianwei Lu; Peng Zhang; Ang Li; Fengli Su; Tuo Wang; Yuan Liu; Jinlong Gong

doi:10.1039/C3CC42029A

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Mesoporous anatase TiO₂ nanocups with plasmonic metal decoration for highly active visible-light photocatalysis†

Jianwei Lu,^a Peng Zhang,^a Ang Li,^a Fengli Su,^a Tuo Wang,^a Yuan Liu^a and Jinlong Gong*^a

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^a Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Abstract

This communication describes a method for facile synthesis of mesoporous anatase TiO₂ nanocup crystals. The novel cuplike morphology of TiO₂ decorated with gold (Au–TiO₂) yields remarkably high photocatalytic activity for degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC42029A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 20 Mas 2013
Accepted: 05 Eph 2013
First published: 08 Eph 2013

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Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 5817-5819

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Mesoporous anatase TiO₂ nanocups with plasmonic metal decoration for highly active visible-light photocatalysis

J. Lu, P. Zhang, A. Li, F. Su, T. Wang, Y. Liu and J. Gong, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 5817 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42029A

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