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Surface Modifications and Growth of Titanium Dioxide for Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting

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This chapter discusses the use of titanium dioxide as the active material in photo-electrochemical cells for the electrolysis of water, with the aim of producing a source of renewable hydrogen. Recent reports of sensitizing TiO2 to visible light using localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) on metal nanoparticles are discussed.

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    See http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/energyfutureslab/research/grandchallenges/artificialleaf.

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    To the knowledge of the author of this thesis, there has not been a related publication.

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Alexander, J.C. (2016). Literature Review. In: Surface Modifications and Growth of Titanium Dioxide for Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34229-0_2

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