Antireflective Self-Cleaning TiO2 Coatings for Solar Energy Harvesting Applications

A Afzal, A Habib, I Ulhasan, M Shahid… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Titanium (IV) oxide (TiO2, titania) is well-known for its excellent photocatalytic properties,
wide bandgap, chemical resistance, and photostability. Nanostructured TiO2 is extensively …

Photocatalytic, superhydrophilic, self-cleaning TiO2 coating on cheap, light-weight, flexible polycarbonate substrates

T Adachi, SS Latthe, SW Gosavi, N Roy, N Suzuki… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Photocatalytic TiO 2/SiO 2 coatings with excellent superhydrophilic wettability were
prepared on light-weight polycarbonate substrates for self-cleaning applications. The effect …

Photochemical and Thermochemical Production of Solar Fuels from H2O and CO2 Using Metal Oxide Catalysts

GP Smestad, A Steinfeld - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Metal oxides are reviewed as catalysts to convert H2O and CO2 to fuels using solar energy.
For photochemical conversion, TiO2 has been found to be the most stable and useful oxide …

Strain induced phase formation, microstructural evolution and bandgap narrowing in strained TiO2 nanocrystals grown by ball milling

G Rajender, PK Giri - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016 - Elsevier
Band gap narrowing in metal oxide semiconductor nanostructures is important and
advantageous for various potential applications including visible light photocatalysis. We …

Local structure modification and phase transformation of TiO2 nanoparticles initiated by oxygen defects, grain size, and annealing temperature

B Choudhury, A Choudhury - International Nano Letters, 2013 - Springer
TiO 2 nanoparticles acquire complete crystalline anatase phase on thermal treatment of as-
prepared anatase TiO 2 at 450° C. Anatase-rutile mixed phase and rutile phase are …

Enhanced self-cleaning properties of N-doped TiO2 coating for Cultural Heritage

L Bergamonti, G Predieri, Y Paz, L Fornasini… - Microchemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanostructured TiO 2 is the most widely studied photocatalytic material and is used in self-
cleaning coatings in buildings and for Cultural Heritage applications. To extend the …

Design of multi-layer anti-reflection coating for terrestrial solar panel glass

BG Priyadarshini, AK Sharma - Bulletin of Materials Science, 2016 - Springer
To date, there is no ideal anti-reflection (AR) coating available on solar glass which can
effectively transmit the incident light within the visible wavelength range. However, there is a …

Self-cleaning modified TiO2–cotton pretreated by UVC-light (185 nm) and RF-plasma in vacuum and also under atmospheric pressure

MI Mejia, JM Marin, G Restrepo, C Pulgarin… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2009 - Elsevier
Two new innovative findings presented in this study are:(a) TiO2–cotton fabrics obtained by
pretreatment with UVC-light (185nm) at atmospheric pressure introduced functionalities into …

Observation of Optical Band-Gap Narrowing and Enhanced Magnetic Moment in Co-Doped Sol–Gel-Derived Anatase TiO2 Nanocrystals

VR Akshay, B Arun, G Mandal, GR Mutta… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The magnetic behavior of TiO2 and doped TiO2 nanocrystals has been a challenge due to
the unambiguous nature of defects present in oxide semiconductors. Here, a simple, low …

Bioaccumulation, Subacute Toxicity, and Tissue Distribution of Engineered Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

M Ates, V Demir, R Adiguzel… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The increased use of nanosized materials is likely to result in the release of these particles
into the environment. It is, however, unclear if these materials are harmful to aquatic animals …