Atomic/molecular layer deposition for energy storage and conversion

Y Zhao, L Zhang, J Liu, K Adair, F Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy storage and conversion systems, including batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells,
solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting, have played vital roles in the reduction …

Current Advances in TiO2-Based Nanostructure Electrodes for High Performance Lithium Ion Batteries

M Madian, A Eychmüller, L Giebeler - Batteries, 2018 - mdpi.com
The lithium ion battery (LIB) has proven to be a very reliably used system to store electrical
energy, for either mobile or stationary applications. Among others, TiO2-based anodes are …

[HTML][HTML] Highly efficient photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic anodic TiO2 nanotube layers with additional TiO2 coating

H Sopha, M Krbal, S Ng, J Prikryl, R Zazpe… - Applied Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, strong beneficial effects of thin and uniform TiO 2 coatings within TiO 2
nanotube layers for photocurrent generation and photocatalytical degradation of methylene …

[HTML][HTML] One-dimensional anodic TiO2 nanotubes coated by atomic layer deposition: Towards advanced applications

F Dvorak, R Zazpe, M Krbal, H Sopha, J Prikryl… - Applied Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) represents a unique deposition technique that allows to coat
uniformly various high aspect ratio (HAR) porous nanostructures, in addition to its traditional …

Atomic Layer Deposition for Coating of High Aspect Ratio TiO2 Nanotube Layers

R Zazpe, M Knaut, H Sopha, L Hromadko, M Albert… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present an optimized approach for the deposition of Al2O3 (as a model secondary
material) coating into high aspect ratio (≈ 180) anodic TiO2 nanotube layers using the …

Nanoengineering energy conversion and storage devices via atomic layer deposition

L Wen, M Zhou, C Wang, Y Mi… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nanostructured materials show a promising future in energy conversion and storage.
However, different challenges shall be addressed to take the full advantages of …

Atomic layer deposition in nanostructured photovoltaics: tuning optical, electronic and surface properties

AF Palmstrom, PK Santra, SF Bent - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured materials offer key advantages for third-generation photovoltaics, such as
the ability to achieve high optical absorption together with enhanced charge carrier …

Wrinkled silica/titania nanoparticles with tunable interwrinkle distances for efficient utilization of photons in dye-sensitized solar cells

JS Kang, J Lim, WY Rho, J Kim, DS Moon, J Jeong… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Efficient light harvesting is essential for the realization of high energy conversion efficiency
in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). State-of-the-art mesoporous TiO2 photoanodes fall …

Influence of TiO2 Particle Size on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Employing an Organic Sensitizer and a Cobalt(III/II) Redox Electrolyte

YJ Son, JS Kang, J Yoon, J Kim, J Jeong… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are highly efficient and reliable photovoltaic devices that
are based on nanostructured semiconductor photoelectrodes. From their inception in 1991 …

Atomic Layer Deposition Al2O3 Coatings Significantly Improve Thermal, Chemical, and Mechanical Stability of Anodic TiO2 Nanotube Layers

R Zazpe, J Prikryl, V Gärtnerova, K Nechvilova… - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report on a very significant enhancement of the thermal, chemical, and mechanical
stability of self-organized TiO2 nanotubes layers, provided by thin Al2O3 coatings of different …