The remarkable achievement by Fujishima and Honda (1972) in the photo-electrochemical
water splitting results in the extensive use of TiO 2 nanomaterials for environmental …

1.1. Scope of the Review Since they were first described in the scientific literature,
photoinduced processes have been studied with a view to develo** several industrially …

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 …

We introduce density functional theory and review recent progress in its application to
transition metal chemistry. Topics covered include local, meta, hybrid, hybrid meta, and …

Transition metal oxides and mixed oxides are the largest group of materials for
photocatalytic applications. Many highly active compounds are known from literature for …

A series of TiO2–reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanocomposites were prepared by simple
one-step hydrothermal reactions using the titania precursor, TiCl4 and graphene oxide (GO) …

Semiconductor photocatalysts have important applications in renewable energy and
environment fields. To overcome the serious drawbacks of low efficiency and narrow light …

Conventional resources of energy production by burning fossil fuels are detrimental to the
earth's atmosphere leading to serious problems such as global warming and acid rain. As a …

A critical overview is presented on the role that first row p-block elements boron, carbon,
nitrogen and fluorine, employed as dopants of TiO2, have in improving the capability of this …

Since the discovery of its photocatalytic activity under UV light, TiO2 has been widely studied
as a photocatalyst in applications such as water splitting and purification.[1] As pristine TiO2 …