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Photoinduced reactivity of titanium dioxide

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In this paper, photo-induced superhydrophilicity was used on the surface of a wide-band gap semiconductor like titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) for photocatalytic activity towards environmentally hazardous compounds.
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This article is published in Progress in Solid State Chemistry.The article was published on 2004-01-01. It has received 4241 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Superhydrophilicity & Photocatalysis.

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The Electrochemistry of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide Electrodes

TL;DR: The main conceptual tools needed to address the study of the electrochemical properties of TiO(2) nanostructured electrodes are reviewed, as well as the electrochemistry methods to prepare and modify them.
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Optical properties and applications of hybrid semiconductor nanomaterials

TL;DR: In this article, the optical properties of hybrid semiconductor nanomaterials (HSNs) have been studied and compared to single component HSNs, hybrid SNs offer the possibility and flexibility to control their properties by varying the composition of the materials and related parameters such as morphology and interface.
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Photoelectrochemical study on charge transfer properties of TiO2-B nanowires with an application as humidity sensors.

TL;DR: It was revealed that TiO2-B nanostructures played an important role in the photoelectrochemical processes and were found to display excellent humidity sensing abilities as functional materials in the humidity sensor application.
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The application of titanium dioxide for deactivation of bioparticulates: An overview

TL;DR: A review of the studies published worldwide on killing bacteria, fungi, prions and cancer cells using photocatalytic reaction with titanium dioxide is presented in this paper, where the potential use of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in daily life and in development of new selfcleaning and antimicrobial surfaces and paints along with toxicological data are also included in this review.
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Review of functional titanium oxides. I: TiO2 and its modifications

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the structural, kinetic, thermodynamic and electrical properties of TiO2 from the viewpoint of the relationship between the crystal structure and its present or potential useful functionality via the electronic structure is presented.
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Electrochemical Photolysis of Water at a Semiconductor Electrode

TL;DR: Water photolysis is investigated by exploiting the fact that water is transparent to visible light and cannot be decomposed directly, but only by radiation with wavelengths shorter than 190 nm.
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A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a photovoltaic cell, created from low-to medium-purity materials through low-cost processes, which exhibits a commercially realistic energy-conversion efficiency.
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Environmental Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalysis

TL;DR: The slow pace of hazardous waste remediation at military installations around the world is causing a serious delay in conversion of many of these facilities to civilian uses as discussed by the authors, which is a serious problem.
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides

TL;DR: Film and powders of TiO2-x Nx have revealed an improvement over titanium dioxide (TiO2) under visible light in optical absorption and photocatalytic activity such as photodegradations of methylene blue and gaseous acetaldehyde and hydrophilicity of the film surface.

Atmospheric chemistry and physics: from air pollution to climate change.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a model for the chemistry of the Troposphere of the atmosphere and describe the properties of the Atmospheric Aqueous phase of single aerosol particles.
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