title: A green and facile route for constructing flower-shaped TiO2 nanocrystals assembled on graphene oxide sheets for enhanced photocatalytic activity.
abstract: We have demonstrated an environmentally friendly in situ assembly method for the preparation of novel three-dimensional TiO2/graphene oxide (TiO2/GO) nanostructures with favorable flower-shaped architectures. Very little information on such a morphology of TiO2/GO nanostructures is available in the literature. The as-synthesized sample was characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, N2 adsorption-desorption measurements and Raman spectroscopy. Also the TiO2/GO composites exhibited enhanced photocatalytic properties.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Ministry of Education, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chang-Jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Mao-Wen
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shu-Juan
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Chen-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Zhen-Jiang
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Dian-Zeng
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; C009495:titanium dioxide; D006108:Graphite; D014025:Titanium