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Low-temperature electrodeposition approach leading to robust mesoscopic anatase TiO2 films.

ABSTRACT: Anatase TiO2, a wide bandgap semiconductor, likely the most worldwide studied inorganic material for many practical applications, offers unequal characteristics for applications in photocatalysis and sun energy conversion. However, the lack of controllable, cost-effective methods for scalable fabrication of homogeneous thin films of anatase TiO2 at low temperatures (ie.?

SUBMITTER: Patra S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4766494 | biostudies-literature | 2016

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Low-temperature electrodeposition approach leading to robust mesoscopic anatase TiO2 films.

Patra Snehangshu S Andriamiadamanana Christian C Tulodziecki Michal M Davoisne Carine C Taberna Pierre-Louis PL Sauvage Frédéric F

Scientific reports 20160225

Anatase TiO2, a wide bandgap semiconductor, likely the most worldwide studied inorganic material for many practical applications, offers unequal characteristics for applications in photocatalysis and sun energy conversion. However, the lack of controllable, cost-effective methods for scalable fabrication of homogeneous thin films of anatase TiO2 at low temperatures (ie. < 100 °C) renders up-to-date deposition processes unsuited to flexible plastic supports or to smart textile fibres, thus limiti ...[more]

PMID: 26911529

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