Amelioration in the visible-light-driven photocatalysis by < 002 > faceted WO3 nanocuboids

M. Qamar; K. Alhooshani; M. I. Ahmed; A. M. Azad; B. Merzougui

doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2015.07.009

Amelioration in the visible-light-driven photocatalysis by < 002 > faceted WO₃ nanocuboids

M. Qamar^*
, K. Alhooshani
, M. I. Ahmed
, A. M. Azad
, B. Merzougui

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Monoclinic WO₃ nanocuboids with preferred texturing in the < 002 > plane were synthesized hydrothermally using oxalic acid as the structure-directing agent. The faceted WO₃ showed excellent photoelectrochemical oxidation of H₂O and photocatalytic removal of methyl-tertiary-butyl ether, better than that of its non-faceted counterpart. Improved catalytic activity of nanocuboids is attributed to its surface structure and wettability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-25
Number of pages	5
Journal	Catalysis Communications
Volume	70
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2015.07.009
State	Published - 11 Aug 2015

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Keywords

Methyl-tertiary-butyl ether
Nanocuboids
Photoelectrochemical oxidation
Semiconductor photocatalysts
Sunlight
Surface structure
Wettability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis
General Chemistry
Process Chemistry and Technology

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