Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures: Applications of TiO2 for Energy and the Environment presents the fundamental properties of titanium dioxide nanostructures and their applications in energetic and environmental fields. Throughout the book there is a strong focus on the relationship between the fundamental chemistry and resulting applications. The book is divided into two parts as follows:
Part One - Fundamentals and Background: Presents the fundamental properties that make titanium dioxide nanomaterials relevant for a variety of applications in energy and the environment. Describes the structural, interfacial, electronic and electrochemical properties. Synthesic methods and modification of TiO2 materials are also covered.
Part Two - Applications: Topics covered include nanostructures of TiO2 for third-generation solar cells, photocatalysis for environmental applications, batteries, charge and hydrogen accumulation, generation of solar fuels and electro- and photochromism. Each chapter in part 2 beings with an introductory part highlighting the fundamentals underlying each application, and within each chapter the main parameters that define the suitability of titanium dioxide in each application are explicitly considered.
Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures: Applications of TiO2 for Energy and the Environment will be an indispensable resource for research chemists and engineers in academia and industry who are working in the fields of semiconductor oxides, functional (nano)materials, renewable energy, photocatalysis, environmental remediation and semiconductor electrochemistry. It will also present an accessible introduction to this growing field for graduate students and research students who are starting research activity in one of the multiple applications of nanostructured titanium dioxide.
