Published 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Doping of TiO2 Polymorph for Altered Optical and Photo catalytic Properties

  • 1. Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (United States)
  • 2. Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, Hampton, VA (United States)
  • 3. School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049 (China)

Description

This paper reviews recent investigations of the influence of dopants on the optical properties of TiO2 polymorph. The common undoped polymorph of TiO2 are discussed and compared. The results of recent doping efforts are tabulated, and discussed in the context of doping by elements of the same chemical group. Dopant effects on the band gap and photo catalytic activity are interpreted with reference to a simple qualitative picture of the TiO2 electronic structure, which is supported with first-principles calculations.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Photoenergy (Print)
Journal Volume
2009
Journal Issue
2009
Journal Page Range
p. 22
ISSN
1110-662X