title: A facile top-down etching to create a Cu2O jagged polyhedron covered with numerous {110} edges and {111} corners with enhanced photocatalytic activity.
abstract: Cutting edge: A Cu(2)O jagged polyhedron, with numerous {110} edges and {111} corners, has been developed through a top-down selective oxidative etching process at the expense of the original {111} facet (see figure). The as-prepared nanocrystals exhibited higher photocatalytic activities for the degradation of methylene orange, which may be primarily ascribed to the increased edges and corners.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Du
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yiming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Dongfeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shihe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; C030973:cupric oxide