Fine Tuning of the Face Orientation of ZnO Crystals to Optimize Their Photocatalytic Activity

Morphology-controlled nano- and microcrystals of ZnO (see figure) with different ratios of polar to nonpolar faces were synthesized through a soft-solution process. With these crystals, it is clearly demonstrated that a ZnO nanoplate with a large population of polar Zn(0001) faces is the most photoc... View More