Titanium dioxide (TiO2), white color, with a high brightness and refractive index, has been
widely used as a white pigment since its commercial production in the 1920s. 1 Its low cost …

Since its commercial production in the early twentieth century, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has
been widely used as a pigment1 and in sunscreens, 2, 3 paints, 4 ointments, toothpaste, 5 …

The utilization of solar irradiation to supply energy or to initiate chemical reactions is already
an established idea. If a wide-band gap semiconductor like titanium dioxide (TiO2) is …

The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 is limited by the aggregation of nanoparticles and the fast
electron–hole pair recombination. Graphene sheets, with high specific surface area and …

Titanium dioxide, predominantly in the anatase phase with an average grain size of 5–
10nm, has been synthesized by the hydrazine method. These nanocrystalline particles show …

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) thin films have a wide prospect in energy harvesting
applications due to flexible design and presence of electroactive phase. Despite massive …

Cr-or Fe-ion-doped TiO2 thin films have been synthesized by radio-frequency magnetron
sputtering and a sol–gel method to study hydrogen generation by photocatalytic water …

Nanoscale functional materials such as luminescent materials (ZnS: Ag+, Cl–; LaPO4: Ce3+,
Tb3+; Y2O3: Eu3+), color pigments (CoAl2O4; Cr2O3; ZnCo2O4;(Ti0. 85Ni0. 05Nb0. 10) O2; …

Surface studies of nano-sized TiO2 powders prepared by different methods showed that the
preparation method had great impact on the surface properties. XPS measurements showed …

Titania–silica composite nanoparticles were prepared by sol–gel-hydrothermal and sol–gel
routes, respectively, and their physico-chemical and photocatalytic properties were …