Anodic alumina photonic crystals: Structure engineering, optical properties and prospective applications

G Shang, D Bi, VS Gorelik, G Fei, L Zhang - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anodic alumina photonic crystal is a porous periodic dielectric structure and has been
extensively studied by researchers due to its straightforward preparation processes, porous …

Effects of Mott–Schottky Frequency Selection and Other Controlling Factors on Flat-Band Potential and Band-Edge Position Determination of TiO2

SF Lee, E Jimenez-Relinque, I Martinez, M Castellote - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of titanium dioxide for tackling environmental pollution has attracted great research
interest recently. The potential of a photocatalyst in removing contaminants depends mainly …

The impact of side-selective laser tailoring of titania nanotubes on changes in photoelectrocatalytic activity

K Siuzdak, J Wawrzyniak, Ł Haryński, Z Bielan… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the last few decades, titanium (IV) oxide-based materials have gained particular
attention due to their stability, corrosion resistance, photocatalytic activity under UV light, and …

Designing TiO2 Nanotubular Arrays with Au-CoOx Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Methanol and Lignin Oxidation

S Sultana, I Darowska, M Pisarek… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
One-dimensional (1D) ordered TiO2 nanotubes exhibit exceptional charge transfer
capabilities, making them suitable candidates for constructing visible-light-active …

Accelerated transfer and separation of charge carriers during the photocatalytic production of hydrogen over Au/ZrO2–TiO2 structures by interfacial energy states

D Ramírez-Ortega, D Guerrero-Araque… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy states and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) play an important role in photocatalytic
processes and power generation energy, for they improve the separation, transport, and …

Transparent TiO 2 nanotubes supporting silver sulfide for photoelectrochemical water splitting

W Lipińska, S Wolff, KE Dehm, SP Hager, J Gumieniak… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Differences between photoelectrochemical and electrochemical activity were thoroughly
investigated for the oxygen evolution reaction mediated by Ag2S deposited on two types of …

Effect of post-treatment on photocatalytic activity of anodic titania photonic crystals

NA Sapoletova, SE Kushnir, AN Ulyanov, RG Valeev… - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the possible ways to enhance photocatalytic activity is the use of photonic band gap
(PBG) materials. Anodic titania photonic crystals (PhCs) are promising PBG structures …

Electrodeposition of gold and silver nanoparticles onto TiO2 nanotubes anodically formed on Ti using reline deep eutectic solvent

P Morales-Gil, MGM de Oca-Yemha… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work it is reported, for the first time, the electrochemical modification of titanium
dioxide (TiO 2) nanotubes (NTs), previously formed onto a titanium metal surface (Ti/TiO 2 …

Influence of Annealing Atmospheres on Photoelectrochemical Activity of TiO2 Nanotubes Modified with AuCu Nanoparticles

W Lipińska, K Grochowska, J Ryl… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this article, we studied the annealing process of AuCu layers deposited on TiO2
nanotubes (NTs) conducted in various atmospheres such as air, vacuum, argon, and …

AuCu bimetallic nanocluster-modified titania nanotubes for photoelectrochemical water splitting: composition-dependent atomic arrangement and activity

VC Chinnabathini, KR Ag, THT Nguyen, Z Zarkua… - Nanoscale, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting reaction of bimetallic AuxCu1− x (x= 1, 0.75,
0.5, 0.25 and 0) nanocluster-decorated TiO2 nanotube (TNT) photoanodes was investigated …