title: K8Ce2I18O53: a novel potassium cerium(iv) iodate with enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic activity resulting from polar zero dimensional [Ce(IO3)8]4-units.
abstract: Hydrothermally grown iodate, K8Ce2I18O53, featuring polar 0D [Ce(IO3)8]4-units, has shown the highest visible light driven (VLD) photocatalytic activity in metal iodates reported before. The enhanced VLD photocatalytic property results from a synergistic effect between the narrow band gap and polar 0D [Ce(IO3)8]4-units, as confirmed using first principles calculations.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. xiamingjun@mail.ipc.ac.cn and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. xiamingjun@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. xiamingjun@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. xiamingjun@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. xiamingjun@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. xiamingjun@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. xiamingjun@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
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