Nanostructured titanium dioxide materials: properties, preparation and applications

During the past decade, research and development in the area of synthesis and applications of different nanostructured titanium dioxide have become tremendous. This book briefly describes properties, production, modification and applications of nanostructured titanium dioxide focusing in particular on photocatalytic activity. The physicochemical properties of nanostructured titanium dioxide are highlighted and the links between properties and applications are emphasized. The preparation of TiO2 nanomaterials, including nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires, nanosheets, nanofibers, and nanotubes a.

Brief Summary; Contents; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- Properties of Titanium Dioxide and Its Nanoparticles; 2.1. Structural and Crystallographic Properties; 2.2. Photocatalytic Properties of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide; Chapter 3 -- Preparation of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide and Titanates; 3. 1. Vapor Deposition Method; 3. 2. Solvothermal Method; 3. 3. Electrochemical Approaches; 3. 4. Solution Combustion Method; 3. 5. Microemulsion Technique; 3. 6. Micelle and Inverse Micelle Methods; 3. 7. Combustion Flame-Chemical Vapor Condensation Process; 3. 8. Sonochemical Reactions.

3. 9. Plasma Evaporation3. 10. Hydrothermal Processing; 3. 11. Sol-Gel Technology; Chapter 4 -- Applications of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide; 4.1. Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; 4.2. Hydrogen Production; 4.3. Hydrogen Storage; 4.4. Sensors; 4.5. Batteries; 4.6. Cancer Prevention and Treatment; 4.7. Antibacterial and Self-Cleaning Applications; 4.8. Electrocatalysis; 4.9. Photocatalytic Applications of Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials; 4.9.1. Pure Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials; 4.9.2. TiO2-based Nanoclays; 4.9.3. Metal ions and Non-metal Atoms Doped Nanostructured TiO2.

Chapter 5 -- Supported…