Mini review on photocatalysis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and their solar applications

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作者
Lan, Yucheng [1 ,2 ]
Lu, Yalin [3 ,4 ]
Ren, Zhifeng [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Houston, Dept Phys, Houston, TX 77204 USA
[2] Univ Houston, Texas Ctr Superconduct, Houston, TX 77204 USA
[3] US Air Force Acad, Laser Opt Res Ctr, Colorado Springs, CO 80840 USA
[4] Univ Sci & Technol China, Hefei Natl Lab Phys Sci Microscale, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
关键词
Photocatalyst; Titanium oxide; Review; Mechanism; Application; SURFACE WETTABILITY CONVERSION; HIGH-PRESSURE PHASE; TIO2; THIN-FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2; NITROGEN PHOTOFIXATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; CARBON-DIOXIDE; AIR SPHERES;
D O I
10.1016/j.nanoen.2013.04.002
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Titanium dioxide is a wide band-gap semiconductor that can be excited to produce electron-hole pairs when irradiated with light. Such photo-induced electron-hole pairs have been utilized to generate electricity in solar cells, to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, to oxidize and degrade inorganic/organic/biological compounds in environments as well as to create superhydrophilicity. The wide solar applications and mechanisms of these photo-induced reactions are briefly reviewed in this mini review. This review would assist the readers to obtain an overview of this exciting and promising field. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1031 / 1045
页数:15
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