Anatase TiO(2) nanosheets with highly reactive (001) facets exposed have been successfully synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route, taking advantage of specific stabilization effect fluorine ion on facets. The percentage in such is very high (up to 89%). In addition, the as-prepared exhibit excellent activity photocatalytic degradation organic contaminants.

Selective exposure of high-energy {221} facets with many surface dangling bonds, (111) terraces, and (110) steps (bottom picture) at the octahedral SnO2 nanoparticles (top) through a simple hydrothermal synthesis route gives them enhanced gas-sensing performance over particles other shapes, whereby sensing activity is proportional to fraction among exposed surfaces. Detailed facts importance specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents peer-reviewed, but not...

In this paper, we successfully synthesized three kinds of typical ZnO micro/nanocrystallites including flakes, columns, and pyramids by means different facile wet chemical routes. The growth environment plays a crucial role in the morphologies these micro/nanocrystallites. At same time, find that physical/chemical properties samples are dependent on their exposed surface, order gas sensing photocatalytic efficiency crystal planes is (0001) > {101̅0} {101̅1} (0001̅). On basis structural...

Abstract CuO as a catalyst has shown promising application prospects in photocatalytic splitting of water into hydrogen (H 2 ). However, the instability amine aqueous solution limits applications CuO‐based photocatalysts H evolution. In this work, novel dodecahedral nitrogen (N)‐doped carbon (C) coated CuO‐In O 3 p–n heterojunction (DNCPH) is designed and synthesized by directly pyrolyzing benzimidazole‐modified Cu/In‐based metal‐organic frameworks, showing long‐term stability...

Porous Co₃O₄ fish-scale structures with N-doped carbon coating were successfully fabricated <italic>via</italic> a simple N-rich Co-MOF templated chemical transformation at 500 °C in nitrogen atmosphere. The sample exhibited excellent electrochemical properties as an anode material for LIBs.

Abstract Excellent catalytic activity, high stability and easy recovery are three key elements for fabricating efficient photocatalysts, while developing a simple method to fabricate such photocatalysts with these features at the same time is highly challenging. In this study, we successfully synthesized double-shelled hollow rods (DHR) assembled by nitrogen (N) sulfur (S)-codoped carbon coated indium(III) oxide (In 2 O 3 ) ultra-small nanoparticles (N,S-C/In DHR). N,S-C/In DHR exhibits...

Two novel 3d-4d heterometallic coordination polymers {[Cu(3)(bipy)(3)(H(2)O)(5)][Ag(6)(mna)(6)]·11.5H(2)O}(n) (1) and {[Zn(3)(eda)(3)(H(2)O)(4)][Ag(6)(mna)(6)]·8H(2)O}(n) (2) were synthesized based on a hexanuclear silver(I) metalloligand by three-step synthetic method (bipy = 2, 2'-bipyridine, eda ethylenediamine H(2)mna 2-mercaptonicotinic acid). The photoluminescence behaviors of 1 2 also discussed.

An efficient photocatalyst should maximize utilization of sunlight and minimize recombination photogenerated electron–hole pairs. Thus, searching for a simple approach to develop low-cost photocatalysts improve the ratio boost charge carrier lifetime is very important challenging. In this article, anchoring Cu2O nanoparticles (NPs) in situ on nitrogen-doped porous carbon yolk–shell cuboctahedral (CNPC) framework has been successfully carried out by direct derivation from...

Recently, it has been proven that directional flow of photogenerated charge carriers occurs on specific facets TiO(2) nanocrystals. Herein, we demonstrate the photocatalytic activity anatase nanocrystals in both photoreduction and photooxidation processes can be enhanced by selectively depositing Pt nanoparticles {101} facets, which strengthens spontaneously surface-induced separation between electrons holes photocatalysis process. An optimal ratio oxidative {001} to reductive exists with...

A novel 4-fold interpenetrated <bold>dia</bold> MOF was used as a N,S-containing precursor to fabricate foam-like CoO@N,S-codoped carbon hybrid composite <italic>via</italic> pyrolysis at 550 °C under an Ar atmosphere. The CoO@N,S–C exhibited excellent electrochemical properties anode materials for LIBs.

Abstract A morphology evolution of SnO 2 nanoparticles from low‐energy facets (i.e., {101} and {110}) to high‐energy {111}) was achieved in a basic environment. In the proposed synthetic method, octahedral enclosed by {111} were successfully synthesized for first time, tetramethylammonium hydroxide found be crucial control exposed facets. Furthermore, our experiments demonstrated that with facets, such as {221} or {111}, exhibited enhanced catalytic activity oxidation CO gas‐sensing...

Achieving highly efficient hierarchical photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution is always challenging. Herein, mesoporous NiO@N-doped carbon microspheres (HNINC) are successfully fabricated with ultrathin nanosheet subunits as high-performance evolution. The unique architecture of N-doped layers and structures from HNINC could effectively facilitate the separation transfer photo-induced electron-hole pairs afford rich active sites photocatalytic reactions, leading to a significantly higher H2...

It is desirable but challenging to design noble-metal-free photocatalysts with improved activity for hydrogen (H₂) evolution.

Nitrogen-doped carbon honeycomb-like structures assembled from two-dimensional mesoporous nanosheets were successfully fabricated<italic>via</italic>a thermal annealing and acid etching strategy. The samples exhibited excellent electrochemical properties as anode materials for LIBs.

A PTZ-based D–A COF with low exciton binding energy and high charge separation efficiency exhibited an enhanced photocatalytic performance in oxidative amine coupling cyclization of thioamide reactions.

Selektiv exponierte und durch eine einfache Hydrothermalsynthese erzeugte energiereiche {221}-Facetten mit vielen nichtabgesättigten Oberflächenbindungen, (111)-Terrassen (110)-Stufen (unteres Bild) auf oktaedrischen SnO2-Nanopartikeln (oben) machen diese zu besseren Gassensoren als Partikel anderen Formen. Die Sensoraktivität ist proportional zum Anteil an den zugänglichen Oberflächen. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such...

Concave cubes: palladium nanocubes (see figure) with a size of about 20 nm are successfully synthesized by one-pot method in the presence cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and bromide. The concave surfaces high-index {hk0} facets, such as {730}, {310}, {410}, {610}. Due to high-density atomic steps, as-synthesized, concave, Pd exhibit high electrocatalytic activities oxidation ethanol.

Three-dimensional, hollow, anatase TiO(2) boxes, each was enclosed by six single-crystalline plates exposed with highly reactive {001} facets, were facilely obtained calcining a cubic TiOF(2) solid precursor at 500-600 °C. The formation of such particular nanostructures is attributed to the hard self-template restriction and adsorption F(-) ions from TiOF(2).

Anatase TiO2 nanoparticles exposed with a remarkable amount (60%) of high-energy (001) facets were synthesized via fluorine-free hydrothermal route, using K-titanate nanowires as precursor and urea surface regulator. The carbonate ions found to play key role in the formation facets.

Non-spherical Cu@CuS yolk–shell structures are successfully obtained using Cu2O cube templates in a process combining rapid surface sulfidation followed by disproportionation of the core upon treatment with hydrochloric acid solution. By employing above method, different morphologies, including octahedral, truncated and cuboctahedral shapes, can be synthesized. The void space within hollow provides unique confined space, where metallic copper present shell protected from agglomeration...