Electronic interaction between transition metal single-atoms and anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> boosts CO<sub>2</sub> photoreduction with H<sub>2</sub>O
Byoung‐Hoon Lee, Eunhee Gong, Minho Kim, Sunghak Park, Hyerim Kim, Hye Rim Kim, Junho Lee, Euiyeon Jung, Chan Woo Lee, Jinsol Bok, Yoon Seok Jung, Young Seong Kim, Kug‐Seung Lee, Sung‐Pyo Cho, Jin‐Woo Jung, Chang‐Hee Cho, Sébastien Lebègue∥, Ki Tae Nam, Hyungjun Kim, Hyungjun Kim, Su‐Il In, Taeghwan Hyeon
Abstract
In the current work, we demonstrate that single Cu atoms, which are site-specifically stabilized in Ti vacancy of TiO 2 , interact with surrounding TiO 2 and control the overall electronic properties (reducibility and defect formation) of TiO 2 .
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AnataseVacancy defectMaterials scienceTransition metalElectronic structureChemical physicsWork (physics)Atomic electron transitionCrystallographyNanotechnologyPhotocatalysisComputational chemistryChemistryCatalysisPhysicsThermodynamicsBiochemistrySpectral lineAstronomyAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells