Anatase TiO(2) single crystals with exposed {001} and {110} facets: facile synthesis and enhanced photocatalysis

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Mar 14;46(10):1664-6. doi: 10.1039/b924172h. Epub 2010 Feb 5.

Abstract

Anatase TiO(2) single crystals with exposed {001} and {110} facets have been successfully synthesized using a modified hydrothermal technique in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and hydrofluoric acid solution; these single crystals exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activities for degradation of Methylene Blue dye under ultraviolet light irradiation.