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Solution heteroepitaxial growth of dendritic SnO2/TiO2 hybrid nanowires

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2011

Chuanwei Cheng ,
Yee Yan Tay ,
Huey Hoon Hng  and
Hong Jin Fan
Chuanwei Cheng
Affiliation:
Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371 Singapore
Yee Yan Tay
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
Huey Hoon Hng
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
Hong Jin Fan*
Affiliation:
Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371 Singapore
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: fanhj@ntu.edu.sg
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Abstract

We exploit a facile synthetic route to fabricate dendritic SnO2/TiO2 nanodentrites with a twofold point symmetry by a combination of vapor transport deposition method for the SnO2 nanowire backbones and subsequent hydrothermal heteroepitaxial growth of TiO2 nanorod branches. As a result of the good lattice matching and same rutile crystal structures between SnO2 and TiO2, an interface epitaxy is established accounting for the high symmetry. Proof-of-principle demonstration of the function in photoelectrochemical water splitting is presented.

Keywords

Liquid phase epitaxy (LPE)NanostructurePhotoconductivity
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 17: Focus Issue: Nanowires: Fundamentals and Applications , 14 September 2011 , pp. 2254 - 2260
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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