Preparation of carbon-coated brookite@anatase TiO heterophase junction nanocables with enhanced photocatalytic performance.

One-dimensional TiO2@C nanocables with a heterophase junction have been successfully prepared by coating brookite@anatase TiO2 with a thin layer of hydrothermal carbon (HTC). Compared with anatase TiO2, the biphase brookite@anatase structure can reduce the recombination rate of the excited electron/hole pairs of TiO2. The HTC coating not only enhances the adsorption capability of the TiO2 catalyst for organic pollutants but also facilitates photogenerated electron transfer to further increase its photocatalytic activity.