Defect engineering of nanostructures: Insights into photoelectrochemical water splitting

W Lei, Y Yu, H Zhang, Q Jia, S Zhang - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of long-term and sustainable energy economy is one of the most
significant technical challenges facing humanity. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting …

Flame Synthesized Blue TiO2−x with Tunable Oxygen Vacancies from Surface to Grain Boundary to Bulk

S Wu, MY Manuputty, Y Sheng, H Wang, Y Yan… - Small …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fabrication of nonstoichiometric metal oxides containing oxygen vacancies (OVs) has been
an effective strategy to modulate their (photo) catalytic or (photo) electrochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Photoluminescence imaging of defects in TiO2: The influence of grain boundaries and do** on charge carrier dynamics

D Wrana, T Gensch, BR Jany, K Cieślik… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanisms of charge generation and their recombination in rutile TiO 2
is of key importance in the design of optoelectronic and photocatalytic devices. In this study …

Grain Boundary Facilitates Photocatalytic Reaction in Rutile TiO2 Despite Fast Charge Recombination: A Time-Domain ab Initio Analysis

Y Wei, Z Zhou, WH Fang, R Long - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
TiO2 is an excellent photocatalytic and photovoltaic material but suffers low efficiency
because of deep trap states giving rise to fast charge and energy losses. Using a …

Photosensitive oxide semiconductors for solar hydrogen fuel and water disinfection

J Nowotny, AJ Atanacio, T Bak… - International …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Hydrogen is expected to become a commonly used energy carrier on the global scale in the
near future. However, hydrogen as a fuel is environmentally friendly only when generated …

Lattice disorders of TiO2 and their significance in the photocatalytic conversion of CO2

K Piler, C Bahrim, S Twagirayezu, TJ Benson - Advances in Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
Develo** economic strategies for the conversion of carbon dioxide, given its potential
impact on global climate change, has become necessary for the long-term sustainability of …

Oxidation behavior of Ti–Cu binary metallic glass

SH Park, KR Lim, MY Na, KC Kim, WT Kim, DH Kim - Corrosion Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The oxidation behavior of Ti 50 Cu 50 metallic glass has been investigated. When the oxide
is in amorphous state blow the glass transition temperature, the diffusion rate of Ti ion from …

Intrinsic defects generated by iodine during TiO2 crystallization and its relationship with electrical conductivity and photoactivity

AA Bernardes, AL da Silva, B Ramos… - … Journal of Ceramic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Defect formation during synthesis is one of the strategies used to improve the photoactivity of
polycrystalline semiconductors such as titanium dioxide (TiO2). Defects can modify the …

Dual Mechanism of Indium Incorporation into TiO2 (Rutile)

J Nowotny, T Bak, MA Alim - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015 - ACS Publications
This work considers the effect of indium on defect disorder and semiconducting properties of
TiO2 (rutile). It is shown that the electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power data of …

Towards sustainable energy: photocatalysis of Cr-doped TiO2. 5. Effect of segregation on surface versus bulk composition

KA Rahman, T Bak, A Atanacio, M Ionescu, R Liu… - Ionics, 2018 - Springer
The present chain of five papers considers the concept of solar-to-chemical energy
conversion using TiO 2-based semiconductors. The series reports the effect of chromium on …