Black TiO2 Nanomaterials for Energy Applications

The transformation of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanomaterials from white to black using disorder engineering has meant a dramatic increase in their performance in photocatalytic experiments. The efficiency with which black TiO2 nanomaterials can use sunlight to split water molecules for the production of hydrogen is significantly improved compared to using white crystals, and this pure hydrogen can then be used in batteries and fuels. The black TiO2 nanomaterials are also very promising in CO2 conversion, water treatment, and in air quality control.

This book aims to present the recent progress on the research of black TiO2 nanomaterials, and how they can be used in a number of clean energy applications. The text covers a number of research topics, including the synthesis of black TiO2 nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanowires and nanotubes) and their properties, the effect of point defects and ordered/disordered morphology, the applications in charge storage and photoelectrochemical water splitting, use in lithium ion batteries and in microwave absorption. Also included is a theoretical analysis of this research, thereby providing a comprehensive review of the subject for students, researchers and practitioners in catalytic science, materials science, nanotechnology, green technology, and chemistry.

Contents:

• Introduction (Xiaobo Chen & Yi Cui)
• Synthesis and Properties of Hydrogenated Black TiO2 Nanomaterials (Xiaodong Yan, Lihong Tian and Xiaobo Chen)
• Black TiO2 Nanomaterials Through Electrochemical and Mechanical Methods (Haidong Bian, Chris Lee, Hui Li, Jian Lu and Yang Yang Li)
• The Effect of Points Defects and Ordered/Disordered Morphology on the Electronic and Structural Features in Black TiO2 Nanomaterials (Vladimiro Dal Santo and Alberto Naldoni)
• The Black and White Issue of Nanotitania (Guilian Zhu, Tao Xu and Fuqiang Huang)
• Theoretical Analysis Related to Black Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials (Lei Liu)
• Black Titania Coatings: Fabrication Process and Photoelectrochemical/Photocatalytic Properties (Tomohiko Nakajima and Tetsuo Tsuchiya)
• Hydrogen Treated TiO2 Nanowires for Charge Storage and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting (Gongming Wang, Xihong Lu and Yat Li)
• Rationalizing the Efficiency of Hydrogen-Treated TiO2 Nanomaterials in Light Driven Water-Splitting Applications (Mark Forster and Alexander J Cowan)
• Black TiO2 Nanomaterials for Lithium-Ion Batteries (Laifa Shen, Shengyang Dong, Xiaogang Zhang and Guozhong Cao)
• Black TiO2 Nanomaterials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries (Zheng Liang, Xinyong Tao and Yi Cui)

Readership: Students, researchers and practitioners in catalytic science, materials science, nanotechnology, green technology, and chemistry.
Key Features:

• The first and the only book on black TiO2