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1 Volume 2, Issue 6, Pages 877-892 (June 2017)
Synergetic Enhancement of Light Harvesting and Charge Separation over Surface- Disorder-Engineered TiO2 Photonic Crystals  Jinmeng Cai, Moqing Wu, Yating Wang, Hao Zhang, Ming Meng, Ye Tian, Xingang Li, Jing Zhang, Lirong Zheng, Jinlong Gong  Chem  Volume 2, Issue 6, Pages (June 2017) DOI: /j.chempr Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 1 Schematic Procedure for the Preparation of the Surface-Disorder-Engineered TiO2 PC Photocatalyst Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 2 SEM Images of the PS Microspheres and the As-Prepared TiO2 PCs (A–C) The PS microspheres with different diameters: (A) 355 nm, (B) 307 nm, and (C) 265 nm. (D–G) The as-prepared TiO2 PCs of (D) H-PC355, (E) H-PC307, (F) H-PC265, and (G) N-PC265. The scale bars represent 1 μm (A–C) and 500 nm (D–G). See also Figure S1. Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 3 TEM and HRTEM Images of the TiO2 PCs
(A–D) TEM images of (A) H-PC355, (B) H-PC307, (C) H-PC265, and (D) N-PC265. (E–H) The corresponding HRTEM images of (A–D). The red dashed lines in (E–G) were artificially created to reveal the surface-disordered layer by hydrogenation. The scale bars represent 200 nm (A–D) and 5 nm (E–H). See also Figure S2. Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 4 The Slow Photon Effect and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of the TiO2 PCs (A) Reflectance spectra of the TiO2 PCs (solid lines) and absorbance spectrum of the reference anatase TiO2 (dashed line). See also Table S1. (B) Images of the TiO2 PC powders. (C) Time course of hydrogen evolution using TiO2 PCs under simulated solar light irradiation (AM 1.5G). Reaction conditions: catalyst, 25 mg; 50 vol % aqueous methanol solution, 100 mL; light source, 300 W xenon lamp. Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

7 Figure 5 XPS Spectra in the Ti 2p and O 1s Region of the Samples
See also Table S3. Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

8 Figure 6 EPR Spectra of the TiO2 PCs Recorded at 100 K
Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

9 Figure 7 Valence Band Structure and Charge Recombination Properties
(A) The valence band XPS spectra of the TiO2 PCs. (B) PL emission spectra of the TiO2 PCs. (C) Transient photocurrent response of four TiO2 PCs photoanodes at an external potential of 0.5 V versus Ag/AgCl electrode with repeated on-off circles under simulated solar light irradiation (equipped with an AM 1.5G filter). (D) The Nyquist plots of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

10 Figure 8 Slow Photon Effect on Photocatalytic Activity
(A and B) The SEM (A) and HRTEM (B) images of m-H-PC265 by milling the sample of H-PC265. (C) Time-dependent hydrogen evolution of H-PC265 and m-H-PC265. (D) The UV-vis DRS of H-PC265 and m-H-PC265. The scale bars represent 200 nm (A), 5 nm (B), and 100 nm (inset in B). Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

11 Figure 9 Synergetic Enhancement of Light Harvesting and Charge Separation (A) The proposed energy band diagram of H-PC265 in comparison with that of N-PC265. (B) Schematic illustration of the surface-disorder-engineered TiO2 PCs for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. See also Figure S8. Chem 2017 2, DOI: ( /j.chempr ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


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