2015
Facet-Dependent Photoelectrochemical Performance of TiO2 Nanostructures: An Experimental and Computational Study
Li C, Koenigsmann C, Ding W, Rudshteyn B, Yang KR, Regan KP, Konezny SJ, Batista VS, Brudvig GW, Schmuttenmaer CA, Kim JH. Facet-Dependent Photoelectrochemical Performance of TiO2 Nanostructures: An Experimental and Computational Study. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2015, 137: 1520-1529. PMID: 25563343, DOI: 10.1021/ja5111078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhotoelectrochemical performanceInterfacial electron transferTimes higher photocatalytic activityElectron injection dynamicsMK-2 dyeStrong covalent interactionHigher photocatalytic activityOverall cell efficiencyElectron transferCovalent interactionsCrystalline nanoparticlesMethyl orangePhotocatalytic activityTime-resolved THz spectroscopyComputational studyCrystalline structureSurface areaNanoparticlesInjection dynamicsSurface atomsPhotochemical performanceDyeSurface energyMK-2Fundamental insights
2009
Synergistic effect between anatase and rutile TiO 2 nanoparticles in dye -sensitized solar cells
Li G, Richter CP, Milot RL, Cai L, Schmuttenmaer CA, Crabtree RH, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Synergistic effect between anatase and rutile TiO 2 nanoparticles in dye -sensitized solar cells. Dalton Transactions 2009, 0: 10078-10085. PMID: 19904436, DOI: 10.1039/b908686b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized solar cellsAnatase nanoparticlesOverall solar conversion efficiencyPowder X-ray diffractionSynergistic effectInterfacial electron transferSolar cellsTiO 2 nanoparticlesAddition of rutileX-ray diffractionSolar conversion efficiencyPhoto-excited electronsTime-resolved terahertz spectroscopyElectron transferScanning electron microscopyDSSC efficiencyOrganic contaminantsHeterogeneous photocatalysisLight harvestingPhotocatalytic activityRutile nanoparticlesTiCl4 treatmentNanoparticlesTiO2 nanocompositesAnatase