Harnessing titanium dioxide surface toward novel functional materials
The ever-increasing worldwide energy consumption has led the society to quest for novel and functional materials that can be used in the development of solar fuels to some extent lessen the dependence on fossil fuels. In this context, the role of titanium dioxide has been investigated to generate ve...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Costa Rica |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/25387 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/cienciaytecnologia/article/view/25387 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | dióxido de titanio celdas solares sensibilizadas con tintes celdas fotoelectroquímicas reacción oxidación del agua combustibles solares modificación de superficie titanium dioxide dye-sensitized solar cells photoelectrochemical cells wateroxidation reaction solar fuels surface modification |
| Resumo: | The ever-increasing worldwide energy consumption has led the society to quest for novel and functional materials that can be used in the development of solar fuels to some extent lessen the dependence on fossil fuels. In this context, the role of titanium dioxide has been investigated to generate versatile materials able to harness the light emitted by the Sun. Thus, the main research avenues of such semiconductor oxide are focus on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and photoelectrochemical cells for the oxidation of water molecule. Indeed, the modification of the semiconductor oxide surface by band-gap engineering greatly enhances its optical properties and catalytic activity. In this review, we address some fundamental issues regarding structural, optical and electronic properties that render TiO2 a versatile substrate in surface chemistry, and as entry for anchoring and functionalization strategies for the development of solar cell devices and catalytically active surfaces. |
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