Advanced Materials, Vol.27, No.23, 3507-3512, 2015
Greatly Enhanced Electronic Conduction and Lithium Storage of Faceted TiO2 Crystals Supported on Metallic Substrates by Tuning Crystallographic Orientation of TiO2
Electronic conduction along the [001] direction of a faceted anatase TiO2 particle in contact with two tungsten probes is found to be an order of magnitude higher than that along the [010] direction due to a smaller potential barrier of the TiO2(001)-tungsten interface for electron transport than the TiO2(010)-tungsten interface. This finding could guide the design of TiO2-based electrodes.