Determination of Crystallographic Orientation and Exposed Facets of Titanium Oxide Nanocrystals
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202203320
Abstract: Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanocrystals have attracted great attention in heterogeneous photocatalysis and photoelectricity fields for decades. However, contradicting conclusions on the crystallographic orientation and exposed facets of TiO2 nanocrystals frequently appear in the literature. Herein,… read more here.
Keywords: crystallographic orientation; orientation exposed; exposed facets; determination crystallographic ... See more keywords
Evidencing early pyrochlore formation in rare-earth doped TiO2 nanocrystals: Structure sensing via VIS and NIR Er3+ light emission
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.262
Abstract: Abstract Er3+ doping of TiO2 colloidal nanocrystals enhances their performance for photo-induced applications. Such doping is known to delay the anatase to rutile transformation under thermal treatment; nonetheless relevant information on the Er3+ light emission… read more here.
Keywords: er3 light; er3; light emission; pyrochlore ... See more keywords
Shape dependence structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of TiO2 nanocrystals for enhanced hydrogen production via glycerol reforming
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.01.007
Abstract: Herein, we demonstrate the effect of TiO2 nanocrystals shapes on the structural, optical and photocatalytic properties for solar hydrogen (H2) production in aqueous glycerol solution. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) with different shapes such as nanotubes (TNT),… read more here.
Keywords: structural optical; optical photocatalytic; production; glycerol ... See more keywords
Photocatalytic removal of hexavalent chromium by newly designed and highly reductive TiO2 nanocrystals.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.013
Abstract: Hexavalent chromium Cr(VI), a highly toxic oxyanion, widely occurs in drinking water supplies. This study designed and synthesized a new type of highly reductive TiO2 nanocrystals for photochemical Cr(VI) removal, via the thermal hydrolysis of… read more here.
Keywords: tio2; water; highly reductive; hexavalent chromium ... See more keywords
Optimizing PEGylation of TiO2 Nanocrystals through a Combined Experimental and Computational Study
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b02329
Abstract: PEGylation of metal oxide nanoparticles is the common approach to improve their biocompatibility and in vivo circulation time. In this work, we present a combined experimental and theoretical study to determine the operating condition that… read more here.
Keywords: optimizing pegylation; pegylation tio2; study; combined experimental ... See more keywords
Oxygen-Vacancy-Driven Orbital Reconstruction at the Surface of TiO2 Core-Shell Nanostructures.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01995
Abstract: Oxygen vacancies and their correlation with the electronic structure are crucial to understanding the functionality of TiO2 nanocrystals in material design applications. Here, we report spectroscopic investigations of the electronic structure of anatase TiO2 nanocrystals… read more here.
Keywords: tio2; oxygen vacancy; vacancy driven; electronic structure ... See more keywords
Cluster-derived TiO2 nanocrystals with multiple carbon coupling for interfacial pseudo-capacitive lithium storage.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02823a
Abstract: TiO2 is one of the most promising anode materials for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) due to its safe working potentials and small volume changes during lithium insertion/extraction. However, its inherently poor electronic and ionic conductivities… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; pseudo capacitive; lithium storage; capacitive lithium ... See more keywords
Density functional theory study of atomic and electronic properties of defects in reduced anatase TiO2 nanocrystals
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5021024
Abstract: Anatase TiO2 nanocrystals have received considerable attention owing to their promising applications in photocatalysis, photovoltaics, and fuel cells. Although experimental evidence has shown that the performance of nanocrystals can be significantly improved through reduction, the… read more here.
Keywords: surface; chemistry; reduced anatase; tio2 nanocrystals ... See more keywords
Polymer-in-Ceramic Nanocomposite Solid Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries Encompassing PEO-Grafted TiO2 Nanocrystals
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DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ab7c72
Abstract: Lithium Metal Batteries (LMB) require solid or quasi-solid electrolytes able to block dendrites formation during cell cycling. Polymer-in-ceramic nanocomposites with the ceramic fraction exceeding the one normally used as the filler (>10 รท 15 wt%)… read more here.
Keywords: polymer ceramic; nanocomposite solid; lithium metal; electrolyte ... See more keywords
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of High-Energy Faceted TiO2 Nanocrystals Derived from Exfoliated Porous Metatitanic Acid Nanosheets with Improved Photocatalytic and Photovoltaic Performance
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DOI: 10.3390/ma12213614
Abstract: A facile one-pot microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of rutile TiO2 quadrangular prisms with dominant {110} facets, anatase TiO2 nanorods and square nanoprisms with co-exposed {101}/[111] facets, anatase TiO2 nanorhombuses with co-exposed {101}/{010} facets, and anatase TiO2… read more here.
Keywords: exfoliated porous; microwave assisted; performance; tio2 nanocrystals ... See more keywords