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Metal Decoration of TiO₂ Nanotubes for Photocatalytic and Water Splitting Applications

Authors : Gisele Inês Selli, Maria Luisa Puga, Fernando Bonatto

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TiO₂ materials, especially nanostructures, must not only be cost-effective, but they must also meet many other requirements: high photocatalytic activity, large active superficial area, chemical resistance, ease of manufacture, and fast synthesis route. However, it is commonly recurrent that TiO₂ nanostructures, nanoparticles or nanotubes, still have a high deficiency to collect a large part of the light spectrum. Nevertheless, anatase/rutile superficial defects, which increases considerably charge carrier recombination, can be circumvented by the addition of transition/noble metals, to intentionally increase the material photocatalytic properties and extend applications, in the field of H₂ generation.

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Title: Metal Decoration of TiO2 Nanotubes for Photocatalytic and Water Splitting Applications
Authors: Gisele Inês Selli
Maria Luisa Puga
Fernando Bonatto
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Nanomaterials for Eco-friendly Applications
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-26809-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-26810-7

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26810-7_5

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