title: {116} faceted anatase single-crystalline nanosheet arrays: facile synthesis and enhanced electrochemical performances.
abstract: Single-crystalline anatase TiO2 nanosheet arrays were synthesized on a transparent conductive fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate with a unique one-step alcohol-thermal process. The nanosheets were nearly vertically grown on the FTO substrate along their <11̄0> zone, and they were dominated by {116} facets. The as-fabricated {116} faceted single-crystalline anatase nanosheet arrays exhibit a much higher reduction capacity and a much better electrochemical reversibility than both {001} faceted anatase single-crystalline nanosheet arrays and P25 film. The results indicate a promising application potential for the new material in the photoelectrochemical field.
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiaoning
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ranran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Xiaofang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Shangfeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhengping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Yalin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu