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VO2@TiO2 Photocatalytic Switch

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The sharp changes in optical and electrical properties in the VO2 metal–semiconductor phase transition are regarded as an on–off switch to regulate the photocatalytic performance of VO2@TiO2. As the switch is ON, the application of VO2 in the metal phase has doubled the photocatalytic performance of TiO2 in both rutile and anatase phases; as the switch is OFF, VO2 in the semiconducting phase has shrunk the photocatalytic performance of TiO2 by one-third. This innovative combination of thermochromism of VO2 and photocatalysis of TiO2 has effectively broadened the utilization of the two kinds of semiconductor materials.

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Financial support offered by Excellent Talents Project from Educational Department of Liaoning Province (LJKG0294), State key Laboratory of Metal Material for Marine Equipment and Application (Grant No. HGSKL-USTLN-202006) and Science and Technology Innovation Projects of Graduate in USTL (LKDYC202231).

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This research was funded by Excellent Talents Project from Educational Department of Liaoning Province (LJKG0294), State key Laboratory of Metal Material for Marine Equipment and Application (Grant No. HGSKL-USTLN-202006) and Science and Technology Innovation Projects of Graduate in USTL (LKDYC202231).

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    De-cong Xie, Yong-xing Liu, Qing-ru Liu, Hu-wei Miao, Wei Liu & Fa-yu Wu

  2. China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Co., Ltd., Beijing, 101300, China

    Yu-tong Li

  3. The 960th Hospital of PLA, Jinan, 250031, Shandong, China

    Yu-xiao Liu

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Xie, Dc., Li, Yt., Liu, Yx. et al. VO2@TiO2 Photocatalytic Switch. Catal Lett 154, 1847–1854 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04428-6

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