Sketching Precursor Evolution to Delineate Growth Pathways for Anatase (TiO2) Crystal Design

Author:

Jain Anusha1,Kumar Manjesh1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas Delhi New Delhi 110016 India

Abstract

AbstractEngineering advanced functional materials such as Anatase crystals through the molecular tuning of crystal facets is the current enigma of interest pertinent to solving the structure‐property‐performance triad. Developing optimal shapes and sizes of crystallite necessitates exploring the nanoscopic growth mechanism via precursor tracking. Here, the tapestry of particles varying in dimensionality (0D–3D), sizes (8–3000 nm), and morphology (aggregated to highly faceted crystals) is generated. To decipher and subsequently modulate the crystallization pathways, high‐resolution microscopy (high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM)) is used to sketch time‐stamped particle evolution. Interestingly, the studies provide evidence for 4‐distinct mechanisms where nanoparticles/nanosheets play direct and/or indirect roles in crystallization through multi‐stage aggregation (primary, secondary, and tertiary) beginning with similar growth solutions. The four distinct pathways elucidate bulk particle formation via non‐classical routes of crystallization including nanosheet alignment and aggregation, nanocrystallite formation and fusion, nanobeads formation and attachment, and direct nanosheet incorporation in bulk crystals. Notably, the direct evidence of flexible‐partially‐ordered nanosheets being subsumed along the contours of bulk crystals is captured. These novel syntheses generated uniquely faceted particles with high‐indexed surface planes such as (004), (200), and (105), amenable to photocatalytic applications.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Biomaterials,Biotechnology,General Materials Science,General Chemistry

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