Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Article 2014

Photoactive rolled-up TiO2 microtubes: fabrition, characterization and applications

Because of its unique properties, titania (TiO2) represents a promising candidate in a wide variety of research fields. In this paper, some of the properties and potential applications of titania within rolled-up nanotechnology are explored. It is shown how the structural and optical properties of rolled titania microtubes can be controlled by properly tuning the microfabrication parameters. The rolling up of titania films on different sacrificial layers and containing different shapes, achieving a control on the diameter of the fabricated titania microtubes, is presented. In order to obtain the more photoactive crystalline form of titania, one during-fabrication and two post-fabrication methods are demonstrated. Interesting applications in the fields of photocatalysis and photonics are suggested: the use of titania rolled-up microtubes as micromotors and optical microresonators is presented.

Author(s): Giuducatti, S. and Marz, S. M. and Soler, L. and Madani, A. and Jorgensen, M. R. and Sanchez, S. and Schmidt, O. G.
Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry C: Materials for Optical and Electronic Devices
Pages: 5892--5901
Year: 2014
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Bibtex Type: Article (article)
DOI: 10.1039/C4TC00796D
Address: London, UK
Electronic Archiving: grant_archive
Language: eng

BibTex

@article{escidoc:2125607,
  title = {Photoactive rolled-up TiO2 microtubes: fabrition, characterization and applications},
  journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry C: Materials for Optical and Electronic Devices},
  abstract = {Because of its unique properties, titania (TiO2) represents a promising candidate in a wide variety of research fields. In this paper, some of the properties and potential applications of titania within rolled-up nanotechnology are explored. It is shown how the structural and optical properties of rolled titania microtubes can be controlled by properly tuning the microfabrication parameters. The rolling up of titania films on different sacrificial layers and containing different shapes, achieving a control on the diameter of the fabricated titania microtubes, is presented. In order to obtain the more photoactive crystalline form of titania, one during-fabrication and two post-fabrication methods are demonstrated. Interesting applications in the fields of photocatalysis and photonics are suggested: the use of titania rolled-up microtubes as micromotors and optical microresonators is presented.},
  pages = {5892--5901},
  publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  address = {London, UK},
  year = {2014},
  slug = {escidoc-2125607},
  author = {Giuducatti, S. and Marz, S. M. and Soler, L. and Madani, A. and Jorgensen, M. R. and Sanchez, S. and Schmidt, O. G.}
}