One-dimensional titanium dioxide nanomaterials: nanotubes

K Lee, A Mazare, P Schmuki - Chemical reviews, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
In 1991, Iijima reported on the formation of carbon nanotubes (1) using a simple arc
discharge reaction that led to an arrangement of the material in some micrometer long tubes …

Nano‐photocatalytic materials: possibilities and challenges

H Tong, S Ouyang, Y Bi, N Umezawa… - Advanced …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis has received much attention as a potential solution to the
worldwide energy shortage and for counteracting environmental degradation. This article …

A surface science perspective on TiO2 photocatalysis

MA Henderson - Surface Science Reports, 2011‏ - Elsevier
The field of surface science provides a unique approach to understanding bulk, surface and
interfacial phenomena occurring during TiO 2 photocatalysis. This review highlights, from a …

A Review of Photocatalysis using Self‐organized TiO2 Nanotubes and Other Ordered Oxide Nanostructures

I Paramasivam, H Jha, N Liu, P Schmuki - small, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic approaches, that is the reaction of light‐produced charge carriers at a
semiconductor surface with their environment, currently attract an extremely wide scientific …

Photocatalysis with TiO2 Nanotubes: “Colorful” Reactivity and Designing Site-Specific Photocatalytic Centers into TiO2 Nanotubes

X Zhou, N Liu, P Schmuki - ACS Catalysis, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic reactions on TiO2 have recently gained an enormous resurgence because of
various new strategies and findings that promise to drastically increase efficiency and …

Non-metal do** of transition metal oxides for visible-light photocatalysis

R Marschall, L Wang - Catalysis Today, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Transition metal oxides and mixed oxides are the largest group of materials for
photocatalytic applications. Many highly active compounds are known from literature for …

The Stability, Electronic Structure, and Optical Property of TiO2 Polymorphs

T Zhu, SP Gao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
Enthalpies of nine TiO2 polymorphs under different pressures are presented to study the
relative stability of the TiO2 polymorphs. It is important to include the dispersion correction …

Boron doped BiOBr nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli

D Wu, S Yue, W Wang, T An, G Li, HY Yip… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Boron (B) doped bismuth oxybromide (B-BiOBr) nanosheets were synthesized using a
hydrothermal method and their photocatalytic activities were investigated through …

Photocatalytic degradation of atrazine by boron-doped TiO2 with a tunable rutile/anatase ratio

WK Wang, JJ Chen, M Gao, YX Huang, X Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Atrazine is a widely used herbicide and a typical toxic pollutant. TiO 2-mediated
photocatalysis is an efficient way to degrade such a refractory contaminate. In a …

Progress on extending the light absorption spectra of photocatalysts

Z Wang, Y Liu, B Huang, Y Dai, Z Lou… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis has attracted a lot of attention owing to its great potential to solving energy
and environmental problems. Although great efforts have been made in the last few …