A Review of the Single-Step Flame Synthesis of Defective and Heterostructured TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications
Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) is an excellent UV-photocatalytic material that is widely used in various applications, including clean energy production, environmental remediation, and chemical production. However, the use of TiO<sub>2</sub> is limited in the field of vis...
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| author | Khan, Sovann Park, Jin-Sung Ishihara, Tatsumi |
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| description | Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) is an excellent UV-photocatalytic material that is widely used in various applications, including clean energy production, environmental remediation, and chemical production. However, the use of TiO<sub>2</sub> is limited in the field of visible light photocatalysis due to its large bandgap and fast recombination rate between electron and hole pairs, which generally results in a low photocatalytic reaction. Defect/bandgap engineering by doping and the introduction of heterojunctions has been successfully employed to improve the photocatalytic activities of TiO<sub>2</sub> over a wide wavelength. To apply the unconventional structured TiO<sub>2</sub> with high photocatalytic performance to industries, the development of efficient methods for large-scale production is of high importance. Flame synthesis is a very promising method for the rapid production of nanoparticles. In this article, we summarize the latest reports on the synthesis of defective and heterostructured TiO<sub>2</sub> using the single-step method of flame synthesis. Fundamental understandings of reactor configurations, synthesis conditions, precursor preparation and their physicochemical properties are intensively discussed. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1476032023-01-21T03:01:22Z A Review of the Single-Step Flame Synthesis of Defective and Heterostructured TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications Khan, Sovann Park, Jin-Sung Ishihara, Tatsumi Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) is an excellent UV-photocatalytic material that is widely used in various applications, including clean energy production, environmental remediation, and chemical production. However, the use of TiO<sub>2</sub> is limited in the field of visible light photocatalysis due to its large bandgap and fast recombination rate between electron and hole pairs, which generally results in a low photocatalytic reaction. Defect/bandgap engineering by doping and the introduction of heterojunctions has been successfully employed to improve the photocatalytic activities of TiO<sub>2</sub> over a wide wavelength. To apply the unconventional structured TiO<sub>2</sub> with high photocatalytic performance to industries, the development of efficient methods for large-scale production is of high importance. Flame synthesis is a very promising method for the rapid production of nanoparticles. In this article, we summarize the latest reports on the synthesis of defective and heterostructured TiO<sub>2</sub> using the single-step method of flame synthesis. Fundamental understandings of reactor configurations, synthesis conditions, precursor preparation and their physicochemical properties are intensively discussed. 2023-01-20T15:49:47Z 2023-01-20T15:49:47Z 2023-01-13 2023-01-20T14:23:04Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147603 Catalysts 13 (1): 196 (2023) PUBLISHER_CC http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal13010196 Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| spellingShingle | Khan, Sovann Park, Jin-Sung Ishihara, Tatsumi A Review of the Single-Step Flame Synthesis of Defective and Heterostructured TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications |
| title | A Review of the Single-Step Flame Synthesis of Defective and Heterostructured TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications |
| title_full | A Review of the Single-Step Flame Synthesis of Defective and Heterostructured TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications |
| title_fullStr | A Review of the Single-Step Flame Synthesis of Defective and Heterostructured TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of the Single-Step Flame Synthesis of Defective and Heterostructured TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications |
| title_short | A Review of the Single-Step Flame Synthesis of Defective and Heterostructured TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications |
| title_sort | review of the single step flame synthesis of defective and heterostructured tio2 nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147603 |
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