Titanium dioxide crystals with tailored facets

G Liu, HG Yang, J Pan, YQ Yang, GQ Lu… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been the most intensively investigated binary transition metal
oxide in the past four decades as indicated by Figure S1. Furthermore, the annual number of …

Advanced nanoarchitectures for solar photocatalytic applications

A Kubacka, M Fernandez-Garcia, G Colon - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
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 …

Structural evolution of atomically dispersed Pt catalysts dictates reactivity

L DeRita, J Resasco, S Dai, A Boubnov, HV Thang… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
The use of oxide-supported isolated Pt-group metal atoms as catalytic active sites is of
interest due to their unique reactivity and efficient metal utilization. However, relationships …

An implementation of artificial neural-network potentials for atomistic materials simulations: Performance for TiO2

N Artrith, A Urban - Computational Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning interpolation of atomic potential energy surfaces enables the
nearly automatic construction of highly accurate atomic interaction potentials. Here we …

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 …

On the True Photoreactivity Order of {001}, {010}, and {101} Facets of Anatase TiO2 Crystals

J Pan, G Liu, GQ Lu, HM Cheng - … Chemie International Edition, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Design and morphological control of crystal facets is a commonly employed strategy to
optimize the performance of various crystalline catalysts from noble metals to …

Titanium dioxide (anatase and rutile): surface chemistry, liquid–solid interface chemistry, and scientific synthesis of supported catalysts

K Bourikas, C Kordulis, A Lycourghiotis - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Solid catalysts are very useful functional materials, which are used in 90% of industrial
processes. The most important are the supported ones. In these catalysts, nanoparticles of …

Theoretical Studies on Anatase and Less Common TiO2 Phases: Bulk, Surfaces, and Nanomaterials

F De Angelis, C Di Valentin, S Fantacci… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Driven by growing concerns for environmental and energy issues, interest in semiconductor-
based heterogeneous photocatalysis has increased considerably over the last decades …

Oxygen vacancies in transition metal and rare earth oxides: Current state of understanding and remaining challenges

MV Ganduglia-Pirovano, A Hofmann, J Sauer - Surface science reports, 2007 - Elsevier
Defects at transition metal (TM) and rare earth (RE) oxide surfaces, neutral oxygen
vacancies in particular, play a major role in a variety of technological applications. This is the …

Photoinduced activation of CO 2 on Ti-based heterogeneous catalysts: Current state, chemical physics-based insights and outlook

VP Indrakanti, JD Kubicki, HH Schobert - Energy & Environmental …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
This article is a review of the current knowledge of the chemical physics of carbon dioxide
(CO2) conversion to fuels using light energy and water (CO2 photoreduction) on titania …