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Facile Synthesis of WO3 Nanorod Thin Films on W Substrate with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

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Thin films containing aligned WO3 nanorods were grown directly onto a W metal plate via a hydrothermal reaction in the presence of Cs2SO4. The films exhibited a much higher photocatalytic activity than WO3 nanoplates and TiO2 thin films under visible light irradiation. Further, the films showed good stability during the photocatalytic reaction.

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Aligned WO3 nanorods thin film on W foil was successfully synthesized through a one-pot hydrothermal process, and exhibited high photocatalytic performance and good stability under visible light.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partly supported by Scientific Research (C) No. 24510095 from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan.

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  1. Department of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan

    Hideyuki Katsumata, Kiichiro Inoue & Satoshi Kaneco

  2. Environmental Preservation Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan

    Tohru Suzuki & Satoshi Kaneco

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Katsumata, H., Inoue, K., Suzuki, T. et al. Facile Synthesis of WO3 Nanorod Thin Films on W Substrate with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance. Catal Lett 144, 837–842 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-014-1194-8

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