Outside Back Cover: Facet‐Dependent Water Inhibition of Alkanol Dehydration on TiO <sub>2</sub> via Distinct Water–Alkanol Complexes
In Research Article e2431054, Feng Gao, Jianzhi Hu, Yong Wang, and co-workers reveal that the stronger water inhibition of alkanol dehydration on TiO2(001) than on TiO2(101) originates from facet-dependent water–alkanol complexes. The cover depicts water molecules reorganizing adsorbed alcohol species on TiO2 through hydrogen bonding, destabilizing transition states, and elevating activation energies. This work establishes water-mediated intermediates as determinants of facet-dependent catalytic inhibition.
Authors
- Wenda Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9034-1209)
- Feng Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-3419)
- Fan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3402-4097)
- Jian Zhi Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-747X)
- Junrui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4386-1199)
- Zihao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-2656)
- Yong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8460-7410)
- Sungmin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4324-8885)
- Yiqing Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9746-0163)
- Jinshu Tian
- Anthony Savoy
- Nicholas Jaegers
- Hao Xu
- Huamin Wang
Institutions
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (US)
- Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Washington State University (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2026-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.2026-m1906014500
- Primary Topic
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00