Titanium dioxide-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic fuel generations

Y Ma, X Wang, Y Jia, X Chen, H Han, C Li - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nowadays, with the rapid depletion of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum oil), the
development of renewable energies based on sufficient energy sources with sustainable …

An order/disorder/water junction system for highly efficient co-catalyst-free photocatalytic hydrogen generation

K Zhang, L Wang, JK Kim, M Ma… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface engineering of TiO2 is faced with the challenge of high solar-to-hydrogen
conversion efficiency. Recently, surface-disordered TiO2, referred to as black TiO2, which …

Photoluminescence Characteristics of TiO2 and Their Relationship to the Photoassisted Reaction of Water/Methanol Mixture

J Shi, J Chen, Z Feng, T Chen, Y Lian… - The journal of physical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
This work investigated the photoluminescence characteristics of TiO2 and discussed the
relationship between the photoluminescence features of TiO2 and the photoassisted …

In Situ FTIR Studies of Primary Intermediates of Photocatalytic Reactions on Nanocrystalline TiO2 Films in Contact with Aqueous Solutions

R Nakamura, A Imanishi, K Murakoshi… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - ACS Publications
Multiple internal reflection infrared spectroscopy was applied to in situ investigations of
surface intermediates of photocatalytic reactions on nanocrystalline TiO2 films in contact …

Ultra-small yellow defective TiO2 nanoparticles for co-catalyst free photocatalytic hydrogen production

Q Wu, F Huang, M Zhao, J Xu, J Zhou, Y Wang - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Blue TiO 2 (Ti 3+ defected TiO 2) nanoparticles have been intensively investigated
for photocatalytic H 2 production. However, the Ti 3+, with energy level~ 1.0 eV below the …

Trap-State Distributions and Carrier Transport in Pure and Mixed-Phase TiO2: Influence of Contacting Solvent and Interphasial Electron Transfer

FJ Knorr, CC Mercado, JL McHale - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
We report the room-temperature photoluminescence spectra of nanocrystalline TiO2 in the
anatase and rutile phases and in mixed-phase samples obtained commercially (Degussa …

Molecular Mechanisms of Photoinduced Oxygen Evolution, PL Emission, and Surface Roughening at Atomically Smooth (110) and (100) n-TiO2 (Rutile) Surfaces in …

R Nakamura, T Okamura, N Ohashi… - Journal of the …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The success in preparing atomically smooth and stable (110) and (100) TiO2 (rutile)
surfaces, combined with in situ photoluminescence (PL) and photocurrent measurements as …

The Discovery and Study of Nanocrystalline TiO2-(MoO3) Core−Shell Materials

SH Elder, FM Cot, Y Su, SM Heald… - Journal of the …, 2000 - ACS Publications
Here we report the synthesis of a series of new nanocrystalline TiO2-(MoO3) core− shell
materials whose photoabsorption energy (PE, the energy required to excite TiO2-core …

Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Luminescent TiO2 Nanocrystals

D Pan, N Zhao, Q Wang, S Jiang, X Ji… - Advanced …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A simple, two‐phase approach using an autoclave is taken to synthesize high‐quality
anatase TiO 2 nanocrystals with a narrow size distribution (see Figure). The size‐tunable …

Blue Light Emitting Nanosized TiO2 Colloids

Y Liu, RO Claus - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1997 - ACS Publications
Nanometer-scale materials have been intensively studied and have given rise to a new
generation of various devices in recent years. 1-3 Particle size has a significant effect (the so …