Title: Duality of TiO₂ nanoparticles: applications in photocatalysis and dye-sensitised solar cells fabrication

Authors: M.S.A. Abdel-Mottaleb

Addresses: Nano-Photochemistry and Solarchemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, 11566 Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract: The review reports shortly on our recent applied research results in the field of environmental photochemistry and solarchemistry as well as chemical solar cells. The paper will focus on the production of nanostructured TiO₂ and lanthanide doped TiO₂ nanomaterials for different applications in the fields of clean energy (sunlight conversion by DSSC) and water treatment (photocatalytic degradation of water contaminants). Collaborative international projects of the Nano-Photochemistry and Solarchemistry Group at Ain Shams University result in interesting outcomes that could be profitable exploited.

Keywords: photocatalysis; solar cells; water treatment; TiO2 nanostructures; doped TiO2; titanium dioxide; nanomaterials; textile dyes; nanotechnology; clean energy; solar energy; solar power.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNM.2009.028124

International Journal of Nanomanufacturing, 2009 Vol.4 No.1/2/3/4, pp.175 - 185

Published online: 07 Sep 2009 *

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