Surface-Controlled Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing of TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanocrystals
A relatively new approach to the design of photocatalytic and gas sensing materials is to use the shape-controlled nanocrystals with well-defined facets exposed to light or gas molecules. An abrupt increase in a number of papers on the synthesis and characterization of metal oxide semiconductors suc...
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doaj-f2179b66044c4b1a9f4873078ea32ad62020-11-24T20:53:58ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522019-03-019316310.3390/cryst9030163cryst9030163Surface-Controlled Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing of TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and Cu<sub>2</sub>O NanocrystalsAnna Kusior0Milena Synowiec1Katarzyna Zakrzewska2Marta Radecka3Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandFaculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandFaculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandFaculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandA relatively new approach to the design of photocatalytic and gas sensing materials is to use the shape-controlled nanocrystals with well-defined facets exposed to light or gas molecules. An abrupt increase in a number of papers on the synthesis and characterization of metal oxide semiconductors such as a TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, Cu<sub>2</sub>O of low-dimensionality, applied to surface-controlled photocatalysis and gas sensing, has been recently observed. The aim of this paper is to review the work performed in this field of research. Here, the focus is on the mechanism and processes that affect the growth of nanocrystals, their morphological, electrical, and optical properties and finally their photocatalytic as well as gas sensing performance.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/9/3/163nanocrystalssurface-controlled processesTiO<sub>2</sub>α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Ophotocatalysisgas sensors |
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Anna Kusior Milena Synowiec Katarzyna Zakrzewska Marta Radecka Surface-Controlled Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing of TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanocrystals Crystals nanocrystals surface-controlled processes TiO<sub>2</sub> α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Cu<sub>2</sub>O photocatalysis gas sensors |
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Anna Kusior Milena Synowiec Katarzyna Zakrzewska Marta Radecka |
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Surface-Controlled Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing of TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanocrystals |
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Surface-Controlled Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing of TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanocrystals |
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Surface-Controlled Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing of TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanocrystals |
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Surface-Controlled Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing of TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanocrystals |
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Surface-Controlled Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing of TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and Cu<sub>2</sub>O Nanocrystals |
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surface-controlled photocatalysis and chemical sensing of tio<sub>2</sub>, α-fe<sub>2</sub>o<sub>3</sub>, and cu<sub>2</sub>o nanocrystals |
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A relatively new approach to the design of photocatalytic and gas sensing materials is to use the shape-controlled nanocrystals with well-defined facets exposed to light or gas molecules. An abrupt increase in a number of papers on the synthesis and characterization of metal oxide semiconductors such as a TiO<sub>2</sub>, α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, Cu<sub>2</sub>O of low-dimensionality, applied to surface-controlled photocatalysis and gas sensing, has been recently observed. The aim of this paper is to review the work performed in this field of research. Here, the focus is on the mechanism and processes that affect the growth of nanocrystals, their morphological, electrical, and optical properties and finally their photocatalytic as well as gas sensing performance. |
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nanocrystals surface-controlled processes TiO<sub>2</sub> α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Cu<sub>2</sub>O photocatalysis gas sensors |
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