Surface Modifications and Growth of Titanium Dioxide for Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting

• Main Author: Alexander, John Callum (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Electrochemistry.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Engineering > Materials.; Materials science.; Materials Engineering.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

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 par...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Principles of Photo-electrochemical Cells
• Experimental Methods
• Results: Plasmonic Photocurrent with AuNP-TiO2
• Electrochemistry of TiO2 – Rutile (110)
• TiO2 Thin Films on Fused Silica
• Epitaxial TiO2 Thin Films on Single Crystal Substrates
• Conclusions.