Construction of 2D‐Layered TiO <sub>2</sub> Membrane for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Photocatalytic water splitting has emerged as a pivotal pathway toward sustainable hydrogen generation. Among potential catalysts, titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) has garnered significant attention owing to its exceptional photoelectrochemical stability and tunable surface reactivity, positioning it as a benchmark material in this field. Herein, a bottom‐up layer‐by‐layer self‐assembly strategy is reported to construct 2D TiO 2 ‐based layered membranes (T‐Ms) with interconnected nanochannels. Precisely arranged TiO 2 nanosheets (T‐Ns) are engineered as building blocks to construct an integrated photocatalyst, where the porous architecture optimizes water molecule adsorption/desorption dynamics through confined nanospace effects. Systematic mechanistic studies demonstrate that the rational design of these nanochannels significantly enhances charge‐carrier mobility and light‐harvesting efficiency, thereby achieving a marked improvement in photocatalytic hydrogen‐evolution performance. The T‐Ms achieves a 1.8‐fold higher hydrogen‐evolution rate (393.0 μmol g −1 h −1 ) compared to solution‐dispersed TiO 2 nanoparticles (218.3 μmol g −1 h −1 ) under identical conditions. The T‐Ms‐30 sample is recommended as the primary experimental candidate. Notably, this sample maintains near‐constant of its initial activity over five consecutive 15 h cycles, demonstrating exceptional operational stability under continuous photocatalytic conditions. These results illuminate pathways toward sustainable hydrogen production and underscore the potential of nanostructured membrane architectures in practical energy applications.
Authors
- Xiaochen Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7747-6264)
- Dongdong Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1788-4426)
- Hongqiang Huang
- Zhanhui Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2670-990X)
- Xiangfeng Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0528-0959)
- Shangxin Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5854-1171)
- Yangyi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7251-2684)
- Biao Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1905-2612)
- Jiaxian Zheng
Institutions
- Hainan University (CN)
- Minjiang University (CN)
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Structures
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202500550
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.36