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Influence of surface disorder, oxygen defects and bandgap in TiO2 nanostructures on the photovoltaic properties of dye sensitized solar cells
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In this paper, the effect of oxygen vacancies (VO), introduced in the anatase TiO2 by hydrogenation, on the photovoltaic (PV) characteristics is discussed.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2016-01-01. It has received 67 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Band gap.read more
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The formation and detection techniques of oxygen vacancies in titanium oxide-based nanostructures.
Ayan Sarkar,Gobinda Gopal Khan +1 more
TL;DR: This review highlights different strategies for effectively introducing oxygen vacancies in titanium oxide-based nanomaterials, as well as a discussion on the positions of oxygen vacancies inside the TiO2 band gap based on theoretical calculations.
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Insights into the Effects of Surface/Bulk Defects on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution over TiO2 with Exposed {001} Facets
Hao Zhang,Jinmeng Cai,Yating Wang,Moqing Wu,Ming Meng,Ye Tian,Xingang Li,Jing Zhang,Lirong Zheng,Zheng Jiang,Jinlong Gong,Jinlong Gong +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the effects of defect distribution on energy band structure and subsequent photocatalytic activity over TiO2 with exposed {001} facets as the model catalyst.
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Microbial fuel cell assisted band gap narrowed TiO2 for visible light-induced photocatalytic activities and power generation.
TL;DR: Narrow band gap TiO2 can be easily obtained and used effectively as photocatalysts and photoelectrode material and supported the improved performance of the g-TiO2 owing to a decrease in the electron transfer resistance and an increase in charge transfer rate.
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Enhancement of visible-light photoactivity by polypropylene coated plasmonic Au/TiO 2 for dye degradation in water solution
Chiara Anna D'Amato,Rita Giovannetti,Marco Zannotti,Elena Rommozzi,Stefano Ferraro,Chiara Seghetti,Marco Minicucci,Roberto Gunnella,A. Di Cicco +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a new approach to obtain a heterogeneous photocatalytic material with gold nanoparticles and TiO2 semiconductor was performed exploiting the reducing ability of acetylacetone, a chemical present in the TiO 2 paste formulation.
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Engineering oxygen-deficient ZrO2-x nanoplatform as therapy-activated “immunogenic cell death (ICD)” inducer to synergize photothermal-augmented sonodynamic tumor elimination in NIR-II biological window
Jiao Xiaodan,Lihong Sun,Wei Zhang,Junjie Ren,Lei Zhang,Yang Cao,Zhigang Xu,Yuejun Kang,Peng Xue +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an oxygen-deficient zirconia (ZrO2-x)-based nanoplatform with surface PEGylation and cyclic-Arg-Gly-Asp (cRGD) peptide functionalization was rationally designed and established for the first time, which was utilized as therapy-activated "immunogenic cell death (ICD) inducer to boost photothermal-augmented sonodynamic tumor elimination in NIR-II biological window.
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