title: Metal-organic framework templated synthesis of Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite for hydrogen production.
abstract: A new metal-organic framework (MOF)-templated method has been developed for the synthesis of a metal oxide nanocomposite with interesting photophysical properties. Fe-containing nanoscale MOFs are coated with amorphous titania, then calcined to produce crystalline Fe(2)O(3)/TiO(2) composite nanoparticles. This material enables photocatalytic hydrogen production from water using visible light, which cannot be achieved by either Fe(2)O(3) or TiO(2) alone or a mixture of the two.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: deKrafft
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wenbin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C009495:titanium dioxide; C000499:ferric oxide; D006859:Hydrogen; D014025:Titanium