Phase transitions and mechanical stability of TiO2 polymorphs under high pressure

QJ Liu, Z Ran, FS Liu, ZT Liu - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015 - Elsevier
Structures, phase transitions, elastic properties and mechanical stability of thirteen TiO 2
polymorphs (fluorite, pyrite, rutile, anatase, hollandite, brookite, ramsdellite, columbite …

Bandgap reduction of photocatalytic TiO2 nanotube by Cu doping

SK Gharaei, M Abbasnejad, R Maezono - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We performed the electronic structure calculations of Cu-doped TiO2 nanotubes by using
density functional theory aided by the Hubbard correction (DFT+ U). Relative positions of the …

Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin films by hydrogen DC plasma

MR Mohammadizadeh, M Bagheri, S Aghabagheri… - Applied Surface …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thin layers of anatase titanium dioxide were coated on glass by spray pyrolysis method. The
layers were hydrogenated by DC plasma from room temperature up to 350° C. Hydrogen …

Anisotropic elasticity, sound velocity and thermal conductivity of TiO2 polymorphs from first principles calculations

Y Ding, B Xiao - Computational materials science, 2014 - Elsevier
We have investigated the anisotropies in mechanical properties, sound velocity and thermal
conductivity of seven TiO 2 polymorphs using the computed elastic constants by PBEsol …

Structural phase transition and mechanical properties of TiO2 under high pressure

Z Fu, Y Liang, S Wang, Z Zhong - physica status solidi (b), 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A systematic examination of structural phase transitions and mechanical properties for TiO2
under high pressure has been performed by using first‐principles calculations. First, we …

Search for ferroelectric binary oxides: chemical and structural space exploration guided by group theory and computations

R Batra, HD Tran, B Johnson, B Zoellner… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The presence of bistable polarization states along with accessible switching capabilities
make ferroelectrics an ideal candidate for a variety of applications. Although many …

First principles study of hydrogen doping in anatase TiO2

M Sotoudeh, M Abbasnejad… - The European Physical …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Hydrogen doping in the bulk of anatase TiO2 was studied by density functional theory
approach. Our results show that hydrogen atom prefers the interstitial sites which are closer …

Ti interstitial flows giving rutile reoxidation process enhancement in (001) surface

T Ichibha, A Benali, K Hongo, R Maezono - Physical Review Materials, 2019 - APS
We revisited ab initio evaluations of the barrier energies along the possible diffusion paths of
the defects in rutile TiO 2 by using a diffusion Monte Carlo method. We found that Ti …

Quantum Monte Carlo study of high-pressure cubic TiO2

M Abbasnejad, E Shojaee… - Applied Physics …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
We have studied the high-pressure cubic fluorite polymorph of TiO 2 (c-TiO 2) using the
diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) method. The estimated bulk modulus is within the range …

[HTML][HTML] Ab-initio study of hydrogen doping and oxygen vacancy at anatase TiO2 surface

M Sotoudeh, SJ Hashemifar, M Abbasnejad… - AIP Advances, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Density functional–pseudopotential calculations were performed to study the effects of
hydrogen doping and oxygen vacancy, both individually and together, on the electronic …