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Titania Surface Modification: Theory, Methods, and Applications
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Titania Surface Modification: Theory, Methods, and Applications

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 2338

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Adrian Topolski

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Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
Interests: titania nanotubes; nanomaterials; surface modification; methylene blue; photodegradation; catalysis; platinum complexes; kinetics; substitution
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Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Radtke

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Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
Interests: titania; nanomaterials; nanocoatings; implants; hydroxyapatite; photodegradation; biointegration; biological activity; CVD; ALD
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

I am inviting submissions to the Special Issue on titania surface modification with chemical compounds in nanoscale.

There are a lot of groups of modern materials that attract the attention of scientists. One of them is the group of nanomaterials based on titania. Deep studies on these materials have revealed many possible morphologies, i.e. nanotubes, nanowires, and much more. Their application lets people produce better catalysts, more efficient solar cells, and excellent dyes, for example.

However, pure titania materials are not all we can achieve from titania dioxide! There are hundreds of possible modifications which can extend the fantastic but basic properties of titania.

Among popular studies, we can find quite numerous groups of metal-decorated titania surfaces or materials where other atoms or compounds are incorporated into the titania structure. Studies on efficient titania modification with more complicated compounds such as non-titanic oxides or transition metal complexes are of considerable interest.

This Special Issue presents an excellent occasion to present new ideas and solutions on titania surface modification with chemical compounds. The Special Issue aims to collect a set of exciting papers focused on modifying titania, which can hopefully improve this great material.

Dr. Adrian Topolski
Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Radtke
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • titania
  • materials
  • nanomaterials
  • modificaction
  • functionalization

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Photoconductive TiO2 Dielectrics Prepared by Plasma Spraying
by Pavel Ctibor and Libor Straka
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(5), 1714; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14051714 - 20 Feb 2024
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Titanium dioxide coatings (TiO2) were sprayed using a water-stabilized plasma gun (WSP) to form robust self-supporting bodies with the character of a ceramic disc capacitor (CDC). Agglomerated nanometric powder was used as feedstock. Argon was applied for powder feeding as well [...] Read more.
Titanium dioxide coatings (TiO2) were sprayed using a water-stabilized plasma gun (WSP) to form robust self-supporting bodies with the character of a ceramic disc capacitor (CDC). Agglomerated nanometric powder was used as feedstock. Argon was applied for powder feeding as well as coating–cooling to minimize the influence of ambient air. Stainless steel was used as a substrate, and the coatings were released after cooling. A more than three-millimeter-thick self-supporting TiO2 plate was observed using HR-TEM and SEM. Porosity was studied by image analysis on polished sections. Thermal post-treatment on the coating was conducted at a rather low temperature of 500 °C. The results of the subsequent dielectric measurement showed high permittivity, but this was strongly frequency-dependent and accompanied by a progressively decreasing loss tangent. On the other hand, the plasma-sprayed TiO2 exhibited persistent DC photoconductivity under and after illumination with a standard bulb. Full article
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Photocatalytic Testing Protocol for N-Doped TiO2 Nanostructured Particles under Visible Light Irradiation Using the Statistical Taguchi Experimental Design
by Maria-Emmanouela Kassalia, Zoe Nikolaou and Evangelia A. Pavlatou
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(2), 774; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13020774 - 05 Jan 2023
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The primary objective of this research is to propose and compile a specific protocol for photocatalytic measurements of modified TiO2 particles under visible-light irradiation. Nitrogen-modified titanium dioxide (N-TiO2) powder was synthesized by the sol–gel method and characterized by X-ray Diffraction [...] Read more.
The primary objective of this research is to propose and compile a specific protocol for photocatalytic measurements of modified TiO2 particles under visible-light irradiation. Nitrogen-modified titanium dioxide (N-TiO2) powder was synthesized by the sol–gel method and characterized by X-ray Diffraction Analysis (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Raman Spectroscopy (micro-Raman), and Ultraviolet–visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis). Photocatalytic tests were performed on a specially designed photocatalytic batch reactor to test the ability of the powder to degrade hazardous toxic compounds. Via the Taguchi method, nine experiments (L9) were compiled to examine the factors that affect the photocatalytic activity of the nano-sized powder. The N-TiO2 particles were characterized by the dominance of the crystalline anatase phase, exhibiting crystals in the nano-scale. The Taguchi method was designed to control four selected parameters (pollutant selection among azo dyes, amount of catalyst to pollutant, distance of the photocatalytic cell from the radiation source, and time protocol) with three levels/options each. Conclusions were drawn regarding the way each parameter affects the final degradation of the pollutant. The parameter that proved to affect the degradation of the pollutant to a greater extent was the choice of pollutant, followed by the amount of catalyst. The other two factors almost slightly affect the process, with a similar percentage. Taking into account the abovementioned results, a photocatalytic protocol for testing TiO2 nano-powder activity under visible light irradiation is proposed by using a batch, horizontal, rectangular, vis-LED equipped reactor with reflective walls. Full article
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