Photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 nanoparticles: a theoretical aspect

Y Nam, JH Lim, KC Ko, JY Lee - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
TiO2 photocatalysts have been widely used in the field of renewable energy and
environmental clean-up. However, the large band gap of TiO2, along with the fast …

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 …

Direct View at Excess Electrons in Rutile and Anatase

M Setvin, C Franchini, X Hao, M Schmid, A Janotti… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
A combination of scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy and density functional
theory is used to characterize excess electrons in TiO 2 rutile and anatase, two prototypical …

Choosing the correct hybrid for defect calculations: A case study on intrinsic carrier trapping in

P Deák, Q Duy Ho, F Seemann, B Aradi, M Lorke… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
Due to its wide band gap and availability as a single crystal, β-G a 2 O 3 has potential for
applications in many areas of micro/optoelectronics and photovoltaics. Still, little is as yet …

Semiconducting transition metal oxides

S Lany - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Open shell transition metal oxides are usually described as Mott or charge transfer
insulators, which are often viewed as being disparate from semiconductors. Based on the …

Theoretical insights into the surface physics and chemistry of redox-active oxides

R Rousseau, VA Glezakou, A Selloni - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Redox-active oxides find use in many applications, including catalysts, photovoltaic devices,
self-cleaning glasses, chemical sensors and electronic components. Their utility derives …

Enhanced Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Ability of Cu-Doped Anatase TiO2 Thin Films: Theory and Experiment

AM Alotaibi, BAD Williamson… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Multifunctional thin films which can display both photocatalytic and antibacterial activity are
of great interest industrially. Here, for the first time, we have used aerosol-assisted chemical …

Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Stoichiometric and Reduced Anatase TiO2(101) Surfaces: The Effect of Subsurface Defects on Water Adsorption at Near …

MJ Jackman, AG Thomas, C Muryn - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
X-ray photoelectron (XPS) experiments at normal and grazing emission are performed,
demonstrating the labile nature of the anatase TiO2 (101) surface after argon cluster ion …

IR spectroscopic investigations of chemical and photochemical reactions on metal oxides: bridging the materials gap

Y Wang, C Wöll - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we highlight recent progress (2008–2016) in infrared reflection absorption
spectroscopy (IRRAS) studies on oxide powders achieved by using different types of metal …

Colossal Dielectric Behavior of Ga+Nb Co-Doped Rutile TiO2

W Dong, W Hu, A Berlie, K Lau, H Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Stimulated by the excellent colossal permittivity (CP) behavior achieved in In+ Nb co-doped
rutile TiO2, in this work we investigate the CP behavior of Ga and Nb co-doped rutile TiO2 …