Puthirath Balan, AravindAravindPuthirath BalanRadhakrishnan, SruthiSruthiRadhakrishnanKumar, RiteshRiteshKumarNeupane, RamRamNeupaneSinha, Shyam KantaShyam KantaSinhaDeng, LiangziLiangziDengDe Los Reyes, Carlos A.Carlos A.De Los ReyesApte, AmeyAmeyApteRao, B. ManmadhaB. ManmadhaRaoPaulose, MaggieMaggiePauloseVajtai, RobertRobertVajtaiChu, Ching WuChing WuChuCostin, GeluGeluCostinMartí, Angel A.Angel A.MartíVarghese, Oomman K.Oomman K.VargheseSingh, Abhishek K.Abhishek K.SinghTiwary, Chandra SekharChandra SekharTiwaryAnantharaman, Maliemadom R.Maliemadom R.AnantharamanAjayan, Pulickel M.Pulickel M.Ajayan2025-08-302025-08-302018-09-1110.1021/acs.chemmater.8b019352-s2.0-85052856875https://d8.irins.org/handle/IITG2025/22767Two-dimensional (2D) materials from naturally occurring minerals are promising and possess interesting physical properties. A new 2D material "Ilmenene" has been exfoliated from the naturally occurring titanate ore ilmenite (FeTiO<inf>3</inf>) by employing liquid phase exfoliation in a dimethylformamide solvent by ultrasonic bath sonication. Ilmenene displays a [001] orientation that is confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Probable charge transfer excitation from Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺ to Fe³⁺Ti³⁺ results in ferromagnetic ordering along with the antiferromagnetic phase accompanied by enhanced anisotropy due to surface spins. The 2D nature and band gap states help ilmenene form a heterojunction photocatalyst with titania nanotube arrays, capable of broad spectrum light harvesting and separating/transferring the photogenerated charges effectively for solar photoelectrochemical water splitting.falseArticle152050025923-593111 September 2018101arJournal105