title: Solid state precursor strategy for synthesizing hollow TiO2 boxes with a high percentage of reactive {001} facets exposed.
abstract: Three-dimensional, hollow, anatase TiO(2) boxes, each was enclosed by six single-crystalline TiO(2) plates exposed with highly reactive {001} facets, were facilely obtained by 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 the adsorption of F(-) ions from the TiOF(2).
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Shuifen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xiguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhaoxiong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Lansun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng