title: Ti3+-self doped brookite TiO2 single-crystalline nanosheets with high solar absorption and excellent photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
abstract: Black brookite TiO2 single-crystalline nanosheets with outstanding photocatalytic activity toward CO2 reduction is prepared by a facile oxidation-based hydrothermal reaction method combined with post-annealing treatment. Large amount of Ti(3+) defects are introduced into the bulk of brookite nanoparticles, which increases the solar energy absorption and enhances the photocatalytic activity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics &Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoye
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics &Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China.
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics &Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China.
authors.forename: Chuanyi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang