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Synthesis of TiO2 nanosheet photocatalysts from exfoliation of TiS2 and hydrothermal treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2018

Hangkun Jing ,
Qian Cheng ,
J. Mark Weller ,
Ximo S. Chu ,
Qing Hua Wang  and
Candace K. Chan Open the ORCID record for Candace K. Chan [Opens in a new window]
Hangkun Jing
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology – Enabled Water Treatment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA
Qian Cheng
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology – Enabled Water Treatment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA
J. Mark Weller
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology – Enabled Water Treatment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA
Ximo S. Chu
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology – Enabled Water Treatment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA
Qing Hua Wang
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology – Enabled Water Treatment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA
Candace K. Chan*
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology – Enabled Water Treatment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: candace.chan@asu.edu
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Abstract

TiO2 nanomaterials with platelet or nanosheet morphologies can offer improved properties for photocatalytic applications, but established methods to produce them typically require structure-directing agents since anatase-phase TiO2 does not have a layered structure. In the present work, the preparation of TiO2 nanosheets by the chemical oxidation of TiS2 nanosheets is demonstrated. Electrochemical exfoliation of bulk TiS2 into TiS2 nanosheets, followed by the hydrothermal treatment at 180 °C for 14 h is performed. The results show that polycrystalline TiO2 nanosheets with the anatase structure are formed, and that the nanosheet morphology can still be maintained after the hydrothermal treatment. The TiO2 nanosheets show good photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue, but the performance is negatively affected by the residual carbon black that was needed in the TiS2 electrode to enable electrochemical exfoliation. These results show that conversion of TiS2 nanosheets to TiO2 nanosheets is a promising synthetic strategy but highlights how the interfacial properties of the obtained materials could be affected by ancillary components in the preparation method.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 33 , Issue 21: Focus Issue: Catalytic Engineered Materials for Commercial and Industrial Energy Applications , 14 November 2018 , pp. 3540 - 3548
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