Self-cleaning materials have gained considerable attention for both their unique properties
and practical applications in energy and environmental areas. Recent examples of many …

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most widely used nanomaterials in our daily life. In
1972, Fujishima and Honda reported the photo electrolysis of water into H2 and O2 utilizing …

The objective of this study has been twofold: i) to investigate different strategies for CPV
module glass surface modification, in particular preparing hydrophilic and hydrophobic …

Nanoporous metal oxide ceramic coatings, deposited using sol-gel techniques, have the
potential to impart self-sintering and self-cleaning coatings to silicon oxide glass. When used …

This work deals with the preparation of reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-TiO 2 composites by
a one-step hydrothermal treatment. The effect of the RGO loading on both the structural …

Porous TiO2/SiO2 (TS) composite thin films with superhydrophilic performance were
successfully prepared by a sol–gel process under template-free conditions. The appearance …

Introduction of broadband antireflection coatings (ARCs) is a promising method to enhance
efficiency of solar cells. In this paper, the TiO 2–SiO 2 stack coatings with refractive-index …

Photocatalytic porous coatings (micro-, meso-and macroporous) are obtained by the
dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles in sol–gel hybrid matrices. The sol–gel silica matrix is used …

BACKGROUND In recent years, superhydrophobic and superoleophilic materials have
attracted great interest and have been applied to the removal of oil contaminants from water …

In this study we prepared silica-titania composites with a low SiO 2: TiO 2 molar ratio. These
materials were prepared using a simple sol–gel route in which a hydrothermal treatment …