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Ti-O nanoparticles have been synthesized via hollow cathode sputtering in an Ar-O2 atmosphere using high power pulsing. It is shown that the stoichiometry and the size of the nanoparticles can be varied independently, the former through…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-09 Rickard Gunnarsson , Ulf Helmersson , Iris Pilch

We report on how to grow and control self-organized TiO2 nanotube arrays that show defined and regular gaps between individual nanotubes. For this we use electrochemical anodization of titanium in fluoride containing di-ethylene glycol…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-10-14 Selda Ozkan , Nhat Truong Nguyen , Anca Mazare , Patrik Schmuki

Nanotubular materials inspired by crystalline diborides such as AlB_2 are proposed. The atomic structure, in particular the basic chemical question of where to put Al atoms in order to stabilize nanotubular Al-B systems, is investigated…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 Alexander Quandt , Amy Y. Liu , Ihsan Boustani

In this work, we design a TiO2 nanomembrane (TiNM) that can be used as a nanofilter platform for a selective enrichment of specific proteins. After use the photocatalytic properties of TiO2 allow to decompose unwanted remnant on the…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-10-21 Jingwen Xu , Lingling Yang , Yuyao Han , Yongmei Wang , Xuemei Zhou , Zhida Gao , Yan-Yan Song , Patrik Schmuki

This review article discusses and compares various techniques for fabricating metal nanowires. We begin by defining what we mean by a nanowire, and why such nanostructures are of scientific and technological interest. We then present…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Natelson

Low-dose nitrogen implantation induces in TiO2 nanotubes a co-catalytic activity for photocatalytic H2-evolution. The use of an ion implantation process leads to a N-implanted zone only at the top part of the tubes. The coupling of this top…

We describe a rapid screening technique for determining the optimal characteristics of nano- photocatalysts for the production of H2 on a single surface. Arrays of TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) with a gradient in length and diameter were fabricated…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-10-18 G. Loget , P. Schmuki

Titanium dioxide is one of the most widely investigated oxides. This is due to its broad range of applications, from catalysis to photocatalysis to photovoltaics. Despite this large interest, many of its bulk properties have been sparsely…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-03-12 L. Chiodo , J. M. García-Lastra , D. J. Mowbray , A. Iacomino , A. Rubio

Great emphasis is placed on the development of integrated approaches for the synthesis and the characterization of ad hoc nanostructured platforms, to be used as templates with controlled morphology and chemical properties for the…

Highly crystalline TiO2 nanostructures were prepared through a facile inorganic acid-assisted hydrothermal treatment of hexagonal-structured assemblies of nanocrystalline titiania templated by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (Hex-ncTiO2/CTAB…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-11-20 Shuxi Dai , Yanqiang Wu , Toshio Sakai , Zuliang Du , Hideki Sakai , Masahiko Abe

Herein, we report a brief introduction of metal oxide nanoparticles and their diverse applications in different scientific and medical fields. This report will be updated frequently to give a complete review in similar fields of…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-01-14 Namrata Patel , Sandeep Munjal

Possible applications of carbon nanotubes in nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMSs) based on rela-tive motion and interaction of nanotubes walls are considered for wide set of NEMS. This set includes nanomotors, nanoactuator, nanorelay,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-11-02 Yu E Lozovik , A M Popov

Newly discovered carbon nanotubes provide an environment in which small atoms move relatively freely. An assembly of such atoms provides a realization of a quasi-one dimensional system which is an ideal testing ground for concepts and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 George Stan , Silvina M. Gatica , Massimo Boninsegni , Stefano Curtarolo , Milton W. Cole

A series of W, N codoped TiO2 nanotube arrays with different dopant contents were fabricated by anodizing in association with hydrothermal treatment. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-12-06 Min Zhang , Juan Wu , DanDan Lu , Jianjun Yang

This work reports aspect related to nano-sized particles of tetragonal anatase phase Titania. This approach is simple, faster, Eco-friendly, cost effective and suitable for large scale production. X-Ray Diffraction studies analyze particles…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2013-07-04 T. Theivasanthi , M. Alagar

Low dimensional materials are critical for enabling next generation applications that are central to addressing critical global challenges. Titanium dioxide nanostructures stand out due to their structural versatility and relevance to…

Nanostructures of Titanium oxide (TiO2) are being studied for many promising applications, e.g., solar photovoltaics, solar water splitting for H2 fuel generation etc., due to their excellent photo-catalytic properties. We have synthesized…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-09-30 Gangadhar Das , Manoj Kumar , A. K. Biswas , Ajay Khooha , Puspen Mondal , M. K. Tiwari

Hollow cylinders with a diameter in the nanometer range are carving out prime positions in nanoscience. Thanks to their physico-chemical properties, they could be key elements for next-generation nanofluidics devices, for selective…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-10-25 Erwan Paineau , Pascale Launois

In the present work, we introduce the anodic growth of conical shaped TiO2 nanotube arrays. These titania nanocones provide a scaffold for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) structures with significantly improved photon management, providing…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2016-10-21 Seulgi So , Arian Kriesch , Ulf Peschel , Patrik Schmuki

Self-ordered nanotubular titania TiO2-NT with outer tube diameter of 45 nm are synthesized using the anodic oxidation of titanium foil. Four sets of memristors with 100 ${\mu}m$ diameter based on Ti/TiO2-NT/Au sandwich structures with an…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-06-18 I. B. Dorosheva , A. S. Vokhmintsev , R. V. Kamalov , A. O. Gryaznov , I. A. Weinstein