Dataset for Using graphene oxide as a sacrificial support of polyoxotitanium clusters to replicate its two-dimensionality on pure titania photocatalysts

The nanostructure optimisation of metal oxides is of crucial importance to exploit their qualities in artificial photosynthesis, photovoltaics and heterogeneous catalysis. Therefore, it is necessary to find viable and simple fabrication methods to tune their nanostructure. Here we reveal that graphene oxide flakes, known for their nano- and two-dimensionality, can be used as a sacrificial support to replicate their nano- and two-dimensionality in photocatalytic titania. This is demonstrated in the calcination of Ti16O16(OEt)32 polyoxotitanium clusters together with graphene oxide flakes, which results in pure titania nanoflakes of <10 nm titania nanoparticles in a two-dimensional arrangement. These titania nanoflakes outperform the titania prepared from only Ti16O16(OEt)32 clusters by a factor of forty in the photocatalytic hydrogen production from aqueous methanol suspensions, as well as the benchmark P25 titania by a factor of five. These outcomes reveal the advantage of using polyoxotitanium clusters with graphene oxide and open a new avenue for the exploitation of the vast variety of polyoxometalate clusters as precursors in catalysis and photovoltaics, as well as the use of graphene oxide as a sacrificial support for nanostructure optimisation.

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Eslava, S., 2016. Dataset for Using graphene oxide as a sacrificial support of polyoxotitanium clusters to replicate its two-dimensionality on pure titania photocatalysts. Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00156.

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University of Bath
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Details of the methodology used can be found in the associated paper.

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Eslava, S., Reynal, A., Rocha, V. G., Barg, S., and Saiz, E., 2016. Using graphene oxide as a sacrificial support of polyoxotitanium clusters to replicate its two-dimensionality on pure titania photocatalysts. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(19), 7200-7206. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta09989g.

Funders

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266

Engineering with Graphene for Multi-functional Coatings and Fibre-Composites
EP/K016792/1

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266

Graphene three-dimensional networks
EP/K01658X/1

Publication details

Publication date: 2016
by: University of Bath

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00156

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/156

Related papers and books

Eslava, S., Reynal, A., Rocha, V. G., Barg, S., and Saiz, E., 2016. Using graphene oxide as a sacrificial support of polyoxotitanium clusters to replicate its two-dimensionality on pure titania photocatalysts. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(19), 7200-7206. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta09989g.

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Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.

Contact person: Salvador Eslava

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Faculty of Engineering & Design
Chemical Engineering