Titanate and Titania Nanotubes

By Frank Walsh, Dmitry V Bavykin, Frank C Walsh

While titanium oxides are less popular than carbon nanostructures, they have the marked advantages of low cost and facile synthesis routes that use conventional laboratory techniques and scalable technology; a variety of techniques allow processing of thin and templated layers. Current application areas of titanium oxide nanostructures include dye-sensitised solar cells; the photocatalytic degradation of environmental contaminants; and solid-state lithium batteries.
The second edition of Titanate and Titania Nanotubes consolidates knowledge of the synthesis, properties and application of nanostructured titanates having various morphologies, including tubular and lamellar forms. The book identifies common principles that can be useful in developing approaches to the synthesis of unknown inorganic nanotubes. It also uses molecular dynamic simulation approaches to demonstrate the generic mechanism and driving forces involved in folding of multi-layered nanosheets into nanotubes. Examples illustrate maturing, new and developing applications of nanostructured titanates and titanium oxides and, it pays particular attention to electrochemical applications, including sensors, electrodes for synthesis, energy conversion and photoelectrochemical oxidations for environmental treatment.
Written by leaders in the field, this title will be of interest to students and researchers who experimentally study nanomaterials. Readers will gain knowledge of the methods for synthesising and processing nanomaterials, an understanding of their structure and resulting physical characteristics together with an awareness of their existing and potential applications.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788017374
• ISBN13: 9781788017374
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Length: 220 Pages