title: Enhanced photoactivities of TiO2 particles induced by bio-inspired micro-nanoscale substrate.
abstract: A silicon substrate with bio-inspired micro-nanoscale structure has been fabricated by wet etching, which is used as TiO2 particles supporting substrate and makes them recovery more easily. It has been shown that the structure facilitates TiO2 with large surface area and suppresses light reflection more effectively, which results in a high photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic and stable performance has been applied on degrading methyl orange (MO).
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China. Electronic address: liguo.gao@dlut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Liguo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China.
authors.forename: Yawei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China.
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China.
authors.forename: Ce
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0196, Japan. Electronic address: tinglima@dlut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Tingli
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; C009495:titanium dioxide; C100258:methyl orange; D014025:Titanium
keywords: Bio-inspired micro-nanoscale structure; Photocatalytic performance; TiO(2) particles