Abstract
Monodispersed ferroelectric BaTiO3 nanoparticles are synthesized as a model system to investigate the effect of ferroelectricity on a photocatalytic process. The results demonstrate that ferroelectricity can directly affect the photocatalytic activity due to promotion of the separation of photo-excited carriers by spontaneous polarization in ferroelectric materials. Moreover, Ag nanoparticles are attached on these BaTiO3 to further improve the photocatalytic property. (Chemical Equation Presented).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 202-207 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Small |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 14 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- BaTiO nanoparticles
- Ferroelectrics
- Nanocomposites
- Photocatalysis
- Silver