title: Silver-modified nanosized ferroelectrics as a novel photocatalyst.
abstract: Monodispersed ferroelectric BaTiO3 nanoparticles are synthesized as a model system to investigate the effect of ferroelectricity on a photocatalytic process. The results demonstrate that ferroelectricity can directly affect the photocatalytic activity due to promotion of the separation of photo-excited carriers by spontaneous polarization in ferroelectric materials. Moreover, Ag nanoparticles are attached on these BaTiO3 to further improve the photocatalytic property.
authors.affiliation: Multi-disciplinary Materials Research Center, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yajing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Linglong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dawei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chuanbo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yaodong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
keywords: BaTiO3 nanoparticles; ferroelectrics; nanocomposites; photocatalysis; silver