title: Single crystalline tantalum oxychloride microcubes: controllable synthesis, formation mechanism and enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production activity.
abstract: Single crystalline microcubes of a new tantalum compound, tantalum oxychloride (TaO2.18Cl0.64), have been fabricated hydrothermally in a concentrated aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid and acetic acid. They contain a superstructure and exhibit remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activities for hydrogen production due to the improved light harvest and facilitated charge transport.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China. guanjg@whut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Leilei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Fangzhi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013635:Tantalum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D013635:Tantalum; D006859:Hydrogen