A Generalized Synthetic Strategy for Transition Metal Doped Brookite-Phase TiO2 Nanorods

  • Zhiyong Zhang
  • , Qiyuan Wu
  • , Grayson Johnson
  • , Yifan Ye
  • , Xing Li
  • , Na Li
  • , Meiyang Cui
  • , Jennifer D. Lee
  • , Chang Liu
  • , Shen Zhao
  • , Shuang Li
  • , Alexander Orlov
  • , Christopher B. Murray
  • , Xu Zhang
  • , T. Brent Gunnoe
  • , Dong Su
  • , Sen Zhang

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Abstract

We report a generalized wet-chemical methodology for the synthesis of transition metal (M) doped brookite-phase TiO2 nanorods (NRs) with unprecedented wide-range tunability in dopant composition (M = V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo, etc.). These quadrangular NRs can selectively expose {210} surface facets, which is induced by their strong affinity for oleylamine stabilizer. This structure is well preserved with variable dopant compositions and concentrations, leading to a diverse library of TiO2 NRs wherein the dopants in single-atom form are homogeneously distributed in a brookite-phase solid lattice. This synthetic method allows tuning of dopant-dependent properties of TiO2 nanomaterials for new opportunities in catalysis applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16548-16552
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume141
Issue number42
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 23 2019

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