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Engineered 2D titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanosheets exhibit enhanced flexoelectric potential, significantly boosting catalytic activity for dye degradation and hydrogen production in the dark. This defect engineering strategy improves efficiency by reducing electron-hole recombination.

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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Catalysis

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  • Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a widely studied material for photocatalysis.
  • Flexoelectricity, a strain-induced polarization effect, is an emerging field in materials science.
  • Understanding flexoelectric effects in 2D nanomaterials can unlock new catalytic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the flexoelectric characteristics of 2D TiO2 nanosheets.
  • To explore the impact of defect engineering on flexoelectric potential and catalytic activity.
  • To demonstrate the application of flexocatalysis in Rhodamine B degradation and hydrogen evolution in the dark.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical calculations using Density Functional Theory (DFT).
  • Experimental synthesis and characterization of 2D TiO2 nanosheets.
  • Evaluation of catalytic performance in Rhodamine B degradation and hydrogen evolution reactions under dark conditions.

Main Results:

  • Effective defect engineering significantly enhances the strain-induced flexoelectric potential (flexopotential) in 2D TiO2 nanosheets.
  • The engineered TiO2 nanosheets exhibit improved catalytic activity, degrading Rhodamine B dye (k_obs ≈ 1.5 × 10^-2 min^-1) and producing hydrogen (137.9 µmol g^-1 h^-1) in the dark.
  • Flexopotential increases with bending moment, showing excellent performance along the y-axis, attributed to stress-induced bandgap reduction and oxygen vacancy formation.

Conclusions:

  • Defect-engineered 2D TiO2 nanosheets demonstrate significant flexocatalytic activity in electrochemical reactions under dark conditions.
  • Flexocatalysis, driven by strain-induced flexopotential, offers a promising pathway to enhance TiO2 catalytic performance by suppressing electron-hole recombination.
  • This study provides novel insights into flexocatalysis and its potential for sustainable chemical transformations.