Energy Storage: In Situ Fabrication of Hierarchically Branched TiO₂ Nanostructures: Enhanced Performance in Photocatalytic H₂ Evolution and Li-Ion Batteries (Small 47/2017)

In article 1702357, Shengjie Peng, Wei Yan, and co-workers present direct in situ growth of hierarchically branched TiO2 nanofibers by a combination of an electrospinning technique and an alkali-hydrothermal process. The branched nanofibers have a unique morphology and can be used in both photocatalytic H2 generation from waste splitting, and as an anode in Li–ion batteries, where they exhibit electrochemical properties such as a high specific capacity.