Hybrids of Two-Dimensional Ti3C2 and TiO2 Exposing {001} Facets toward Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 6051-6060

  Peng, Chao ^a   Yang, Xianfeng ^a   Li, Yuhang ^a   Yu, Hao ^a   Wang, Hongjuan ^a   Peng, Feng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

(001) TiO2; hole trapping; layered Ti3C2; MXenes; Schottky junction

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CARBIDES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HOLE TRAPS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSITION METALS;

HOLE TRAPPING; LAYERED TI3C2; MXENES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; SCHOTTKY JUNCTIONS; TRANSITION METAL CARBIDE;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84960503514     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b11973     Document Type: Article

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