TY - BOOK ID - 7764863 TI - Surface Modifications and Growth of Titanium Dioxide for Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting PY - 2016 SN - 3319342274 3319342290 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Engineering. KW - Electrochemistry. KW - Nanoscale science. KW - Nanoscience. KW - Nanostructures. KW - Engineering KW - Materials science. KW - Materials Engineering. KW - Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. KW - Nanoscale Science and Technology. KW - Materials. KW - Titanium dioxide. KW - Anatase KW - Brookite KW - Octahedrite KW - Titania (Chemical) KW - Titanic acid anhydride KW - Titanic oxide KW - Titanium oxide KW - Titanium white KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Oxides KW - Titanium compounds KW - Surfaces (Physics). KW - Chemistry. KW - Physical sciences KW - Physics KW - Surface chemistry KW - Surfaces (Technology) KW - Engineering—Materials. KW - Nanoscience KW - Nano science KW - Nanoscale science KW - Nanosciences KW - Science KW - Material science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7764863 AB - This outstanding thesis provides a wide-ranging overview of the growth of titanium dioxide thin films and its use in photo-electrochemicals such as water splitting. The context for water splitting is introduced with the theory of semiconductor-liquid junctions, which are dealt with in detail. In particular plasmonic enhancement of TiO2 by the addition of gold nanoparticles is considered in depth, including a thorough and critical review of the literature, which discusses the possible mechanisms that may be at work. Plasmonic enhancement is demonstrated with gold nanoparticles on Nb-doped TiO2. Finally, the use of temperature and pressure to control the phase and morphology of thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition is presented. ER -