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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

CNTs/TiO2 Composites

Authors : Silvana Da Dalt, Annelise Kopp Alves, Carlos Pérez Bergmann

Published in: NanoCarbon 2011

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a semiconductor material that is widely used in many different areas, such as gas sensors, air purification, catalysis, solar to electric energy conversion, photoelectrochemical systems and photocatalyst for degrading a wide range of organic pollutants because of its nontoxicity, photochemical stability, and low cost. There are reports that show that the heterojunction of TiO2 and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) improves the efficiency of the photocatalytic activity, mainly because the recombination of the photogenerated electron–hole pairs becomes more difficult in the presence of nanotubes. Multi-wall carbon nanotubes/TiO2 (MWCNT/TiO2) composite materials have been attracting attention in relation to their use in the treatment of contaminated water and air by heterogeneous photocatalysis, hydrogen evolution, CO2 photo-reduction, and dye sensitized solar cells. Nevertheless, functionalization routes to aggregate these materials and characterization methods need to be studied; since they have direct influence on properties and potential applications.

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Metadata
Title
CNTs/TiO2 Composites
Authors
Silvana Da Dalt
Annelise Kopp Alves
Carlos Pérez Bergmann
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
NanoCarbon 2011

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-31959-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-31960-0

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31960-0_6

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