Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Mo–{001}TiO2 core–shell nanoparticles under visible light

Abstract

Mo-TiO(2) core-shell nanoparticles are prepared by the arc-discharge method, in which anatase TiO(2) with {001} facets are shells and Mo nanoparticles work as cores. These nanoparticles show enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light, due to the Mo-doping in {001}TiO(2) from diffusion at the shell-core interface.