Probing the Optical Property and Electronic Structure of TiO2 Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Applications

M Kapilashrami, Y Zhang, YS Liu, A Hagfeldt… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The world's energy consumption is predicted to grow by 56% by the year 2040, from 520
quadrillion Btu pa in 2010 to 820 quadrillion Btu/pa, as reported by the US Energy …

Advances in hybrid composites for photocatalytic applications: a review

S Porcu, F Secci, PC Ricci - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heterogeneous photocatalysts have garnered extensive attention as a sustainable way for
environmental remediation and energy storage process. Water splitting, solar energy …

Advanced Fabrication of Chemically Bonded Graphene/TiO2 Continuous Fibers with Enhanced Broadband Photocatalytic Properties and Involved Mechanisms …

Q Zhang, N Bao, X Wang, X Hu, X Miao, M Chaker… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In this article, a novel route for the synthesis of graphene/TiO2 continuous fibers (GTF) using
force-spinning combined with water vapor annealing method is reported for the first time …

Anatase-to-Rutile Phase Transition in TiO2 Nanoparticles Irradiated by Visible Light

PC Ricci, CM Carbonaro, L Stagi, M Salis… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The light-induced phase transition of TiO2 nanoparticles from anatase to rutile structure is
reported depending on the surrounding environment, the transition being accomplished …

Light induced TiO2 phase transformation: Correlation with luminescent surface defects

L Stagi, CM Carbonaro, R Corpino… - … status solidi (b), 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The light induced structural phase transition of TiO2 nanoparticles from anatase to rutile
structure is reported with different distribution of defect related surface states. Pristine …

Self-doped Ti 3+–TiO 2 as a photocatalyst for the reduction of CO 2 into a hydrocarbon fuel under visible light irradiation

K Sasan, F Zuo, Y Wang, P Feng - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-doped TiO2 shows visible light photocatalytic activity, while commercial TiO2 (P25) is
only UV responsive. The incorporation of Ti3+ into TiO2 structures narrows the band gap …

Laser induced phase transformation influenced by Co do** in TiO2 nanoparticles

LK Gaur, P Kumar, D Kushavah, KR Khiangte… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The structural transformation and light absorption in the TiO 2 play an important role for its
reliable applications in dye based solar cells, optoelectronic devices, photochemical and …

Ti3+ self-doped TiO2 as a photocatalyst for cyclohexane oxidation under visible light irradiation

P Wen, Y Zhang, G Xu, D Ma, P Qiu, X Zhao - Journal of Materiomics, 2019 - Elsevier
Most of TiO 2 particles can be used as a photocatalyst for the selective oxidation of
cyclohexane under ultraviolet light illumination. In this paper, Ti 3+ self-doped TiO 2 …

Anodic titania nanotubes decorated with gold nanoparticles produced by laser-induced dewetting of thin metallic films

K Grochowska, N Nedyalkov, J Karczewski… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Herein, we combine titania layers with gold species in a laser-supported process and report
a substantial change of properties of the resulting heterostructures depending on the major …

Laser Selective Photoactivation of Amorphous TiO2 Films to Anatase and/or Rutile Crystalline Phases

JA Benavides, CP Trudeau, LF Gerlein… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a remarkable metal-oxide semiconductor with unique
optoelectronic properties ideal for photovoltaics and photocatalytic conversion. The principal …