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One-step synthesis of hierarchically porous hybrid TiO2 hollow spheres with high photocatalytic activity

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Hierarchically porous hybrid TiO2 hollow spheres were solvothermally synthesized successfully by using tetrabutyl titanate as titanium precursor and hydrated metal sulfates as soft templates. The as-prepared TiO2 spheres with hierarchically pore structures and high specific surface area and pore volume consisted of highly crystallized anatase TiO2 nanocrystals hybridized with a small amount of metal oxide from the hydrated sulfate. The proposed hydrated-sulfate assisted solvothermal (HAS) synthesis strategy was demonstrated to be widely applicable to various systems. Evaluation of the hybrid TiO2 hollow spheres for the photo-decomposition of methyl orange (MO) under visible-light irradiation revealed that they exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity and durability.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China

    Ruiping Liu, Feng Ren, Jinlin Yang & Weiming Su

  2. School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China

    Zhiming Sun

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755905, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA

    Lei Zhang

  4. School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Chang-an Wang

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Liu, R., Ren, F., Yang, J. et al. One-step synthesis of hierarchically porous hybrid TiO2 hollow spheres with high photocatalytic activity. Front. Mater. Sci. 10, 15–22 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-016-0323-2

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