Jie Zeng, Lei Xie, Tianyi Liu, Yanjun He, Weiyan Liu, Qing Zhang, Junyan Li, Xiaofeng Li, Beilei Qiu, Shan Zhou, Qirui Liang, Xudong Wang, Kang Liang, Jinyao Tang, Jian Liu, Lei Jiang, Gang Huang, Biao Kong
In the field of sustainable chemistry, it is still a significant challenge to realize efficient light-powered space-confined catalysis and propulsion due to the limited solar absorption efficiency and the low mass and heat transfer efficiency. Here, novel semiconductor TiO2 nanorockets with asymmetric, hollow, mesoporous, and double-layer structures are successfully constructed through a facile interfacial superassembly strategy. The high concentration of defects and unique topological features improve light scattering and reduce the distance for charge migration and directed charge separation, resulting in enhanced light harvesting in the confined nanospace and resulting in enhanced catalysis and self-propulsion...
April 25, 2024: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces