Lysozyme-mediated biomineralization of titanium–tungsten oxide hybrid nanoparticles with high photocatalytic activity

• DOI: 10.1039/c4cc04820b
• Publication Date: 2014-08-26T15:01:36Z
• Authors: Jung Kyu Kim; Ji-ryang Jang; Noori Choi; Dahyun Hong; Chang-Hoon Nam; Pil J. Yoo; Jong Hyeok Park; Woo-Seok Choe
• Keywords: Titanium oxide

Titanium-tungsten oxide composites with greatly enhanced photocatalytic activity were synthesized by lysozyme-mediated biomineralization. It was shown for the first time that simple control of onset biomineralization could enable fine tuning composition and crystallinity to determine their performance.