title: Synthesis of titania nanosheets with a high percentage of exposed (001) facets and related photocatalytic properties.
abstract: Anatase TiO(2) nanosheets with highly reactive (001) facets exposed have been successfully synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route, taking advantage of a specific stabilization effect of fluorine ion on (001) facets. The percentage of highly reactive (001) facets in such TiO(2) nanosheets is very high (up to 89%). In addition, the as-prepared TiO(2) nanosheets exhibit excellent activity in the photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
authors.forename: Xiguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.forename: Mingshang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Zhaoxiong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Lansun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng