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The study demonstrates that the introduction of the electrochemically inactive dielectric additive Li₂TiO₃ to LTO results in a strong decrease in the grain boundary resistance of LTO-Li₂TiO₃ (LTC) composites at a low concentration of Li₂TiO₃. With th...

In the current study, Anatase/rutile TiO₂ and Anatase/rutile TiO₂@Glucose composites were successfully prepared by a simple method using mechanical technique. The as-prepared composite materials powders were characterized by Powder X-ray diffraction...

Nanosized titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is currently being actively studied by the global scientific community, since it has a number of properties that are important from a practical point of view. One of these properties is a large specific surface, whic...

The paper presents the results of a study of the microstructure and selected properties of silver-based composites reinforced with TiO₂ nanoparticles, produced by the powder metallurgy method. Pure silver powders were mixed with TiO₂ reinforcement (5...

Thermoelectric (TE) materials are a kind of energy material which can directly convert waste heat into electricity based on TE effects. Ternary Cu₂SnSe₃ material with diamond-like structure has become one of the potential TE materials due to its low...

Anatase TiO₂ are the most widely used photocatalysts because of their unique electronic, optical and catalytic properties. Surface chemistry plays a very important role in the various applications of anatase TiO₂ especially in the catalysis, photocat...

This article’s objective is the synthesis of new composites based on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and TiO₂ nanowires (NWs) as free-standing films, highlighting their structural and optical properties. The free-standing TPU–TiO₂ NW fil...

This study aims to synthesize Au/TiO₂/Na₂Ti₆O₁₃ composites to reduce the occurrence of recombination and increase photocatalytic activity in phenol degradation. Gold was used due to its high stability and strong surface plasmon resonance (SPR) proper...

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is widely used in solar cells and photocatalysts, given its excellent photoactivity, low cost, and high structural, electronic, and optical stability. Here, a novel TiO₂ composite was prepared by coating TiO₂ inverse opal (IO)...

The effect of the use of TiO₂ nanoparticles in the production of cementitious composites, worldwide already known, represents an area of interest for the development of materials with self-cleaning capacity; antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal p...

The organic–inorganic composites F70-TiO₂, based on fullerene with carboxyl group derivatives and TiO₂ semiconductor, have been designed and constructed to become an optical-functional photocatalyst via the facile sol–gel method. The comp...

TiO₂ sepiolite and zeolite composites, as well the corresponding N-doped composites, synthesized through a sol–gel method, were tested for the photocatalytic degradation of a widespread fluoroquinolone antibiotic (ofloxacin) under environmental...

Unique three-dimensional (3D) titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoflowers (TFNA) have shown great potential for humidity sensing applications, due to their large surface area-to-volume ratio and high hydrophilicity. The formation of a composite with other ma...

The structural and optical characterizations of nanocomposite films of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and SiO₂/TiO₂ composites prepared via the spin-coating technique were investigated using different SiO₂:TiO₂ ratios. The SiO₂/TiO₂ nanocomposites we...

Coupling metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with inorganic semiconductors has been successfully tested in a variety of photocatalytic reactions. In this work we present the synthesis of TiO₂/HKUST-1 composites by grinding, solvothermal, and chemical met...

The reinforcements represented by graphene nanoplatelets, graphite, and carbon nanotubes have demonstrated the great potential of carbon materials as reinforcements to enhance the mechanical properties of TiO₂. However, it is difficult to successfull...

Engineering phase-selective gel composites presents a promising route to enhance both CO₂ adsorption and conversion efficiency in photocatalytic systems. In this work, Cu₉S₅/TiO₂ gel composites were synthesized via a hydrazine-hydrate-assisted hydrot...

TiO₂-SnS₂ composite semiconducting photocatalysts with different building component ratios were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis (TiO₂-SnS₂-HT) and by immobilization of commercial TiO₂ and SnS₂ particles (TiO₂-SnS₂-COMM). The band gap values, which...

In this work, with the the H₂TiO₃ colloidal suspension and MoS₂ as the precursors, TiO₂/MoS₂ composites composed of anatase TiO₂ nanocrystals with co-exposed {101} and [111]-facets (nanorod and nanocuboid), {101} and {010} facets (nanospindle), and M...

Carbon–Kevlar hybrid composites are being increasingly recognized as suitable materials for aerospace, automotive, and construction applications due to their unique combination of strength, toughness, and safety. Prior to their use, extensive t...

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of the addition of TiO₂ nanoparticles (NTs) on the physical and mechanical properties, as well as the microstructural changes, of cementitious composites containing partially substituted natural aggregat...

In order to degrade toxic pollutants such as dyes during the process of sewage treatment, considerable attention has been paid to photocatalytic technologies. In this paper, TiO₂/Ag[BMIM]Cl (1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride ([BMIM]Cl)) nanocompo...

Titania nanoparticles are intensely studied for photodegradation applications. Control of nanoscale morphology and microstructural properties of these materials is critical for photocatalytic performance. Uniform anatase-type TiO₂ nanoparticles were...

This study demonstrates the improvement of core loss through the reduction of eddy current loss in soft magnetic composites (SMCs) composed of TiO₂-coated Fe powder and epoxy resin. A thin and uniform TiO₂ insulating layer was successfully deposited...

In this study, novel Fe₂O₃/TiO₂ photocatalytic composites were synthesised by combining traditional oxidation roasting with the sol-gel method, using low-cost metallurgical waste (iron scales) as the raw material. The characterisation results reveale...

This study addresses the critical need for sustainable material development by thoroughly investigating the synergistic effects of artichoke stem waste (ASW) and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂ NPs) on the properties of epoxy matrix composites....

Kevlar fibers are widely used for industrial and military purposes due to their remarkable mechanical properties, such as their high tenacity and high strength-to-weight ratio. In this study, two-layered Kevlar composite specimens were impregnated wi...

Polymer composites display the synergistic property of the polymer (matrix) and inorganic particles (filler material), when their combination is properly utilized. In the present work, polymer composites possessing a superhydrophobic property are fab...

Surface modification and characterization of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles and their roles in thermal, mechanical, and accelerated aging behavior of foamed wheat straw fiber/polypropylene (PP) composites are investigated. To improve the dispe...

TiO₂ probably plays the most important role in photocatalysis due to its excellent chemical and physical properties. However, the band gap of TiO₂ corresponds to the Ultraviolet (UV) region, which is inactive under visible irradiation. At present, Ti...

Graphene-TiO₂ composites have been investigated in various photocatalytic reactions showing successful synergy compared to pristine TiO₂. In the present work, graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized by the Hummers method and then reduced graphene oxide-T...

A gray TiO₂/SrTiO₃ composite nanocrystalline sensor with narrow band-gap was successfully prepared through a facile wet chemical method. The precursor was calcined in N₂ flow under atmospheric pressure and thereafter, a humidity sensor based on the c...

CaCO₃-TiO₂ composite particles were prepared with calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) and TiO₂ in stirred mill according the wet grinding method. The pigment properties, morphology, and structure of CaCO₃-TiO₂ composite particles and the interaction behaviors...

TiO₂ used for photocatalytic water purification is most active in the form of nanoparticles (NP), but their use is fraught with difficulties in separation from solution or/and a tendency to agglomerate. The novel materials designed in this work circu...

In TiO₂-based perovskite solar cells (PSC), the preparation of the CH₃NH₃PbI₃/TiO₂ composite layer is very important, since the morphology of the perovskite adsorbed onto the surface of the TiO₂ nanoparticles has decisive significance for the absorpt...

Nano-TiO₂ is widely used as a commercial food contact material (FCM), which poses potential risks to food. Therefore, the migration of TiO₂ is crucial for the safety of FCM. Since PET/TiO₂ composite films are food contact layers used for producing po...

In this report, polyvinyl alcohol/zinoxide (PVA/ZnO) & polyvinyl alcohol/titanium dioxide (PVA/TiO₂) nanofibers were manufactured in three different concentrations of ZnO and TiO₂ NPs for the application of self-cleaning properties because metall...

This study attempts to synthesize MgZn/TiO₂-MWCNTs composites with varying TiO₂-MWCNT concentrations using mechanical alloying and a semi-powder metallurgy process coupled with spark plasma sintering. It also aims to investigate the mechanical, corro...

A facile and cost-effective approach assisted by ball milling (BM) of commercial titanium dioxide (TiO₂), has been utilized to develop cheaper and efficient construction materials. At least three of the commercial and cheaper TiO₂ samples (BA01-01, B...

Titanium dioxide is well known for its photocatalytic properties and low toxicity, meanwhile, silicone dioxide exhibits hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties and thermal stability. The union of these two materials offers a composite material with a...

This study evaluated the potential of incorporating TiO₂ nanoparticles (NT) into cementitious composites to provide self-cleaning and self-sanitising properties, as well as the partial replacement of natural aggregates with recycled glass (RGA), cera...

TiO₂-coated wollastonite composite pigments were prepared by the mechano-chemical grinding of wollastonite and TiO₂ powder together in a wet ultrafine stirred mill. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and...

Composite TiO₂/activated carbon (TiO₂/AC) and TiO₂/SiO₂ photocatalysts with TiO₂ contents in the 10 to 80 wt. % range were synthesized by the TiOSO₄ thermal hydrolysis method and characterized by AES, BET, X-ray diffraction and FT-IR ATR methods. All...

A zeolite/TiO₂ composite (ZTC) was applied to prepare a high-quality photocatalytic cement-based material (PCM). The acetone degradation experiment and micro measurements including XRD(X-Ray Diffractometer), SEM-EDS(Scanning Electron Microscope-Energ...

Easy and cost-efficient modifications of titanium dioxide nanoparticles that improve their efficiency in the visible light domain represent a continuous and challenging research topic. In addition, the effect of graphene on the overall photocatalytic...

In this study, we have synthesized titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂ NPs) into carbon nanofiber (NFs) composites by a simple electrospinning method followed by subsequent thermal treatment. The resulting composite was characterized by state-of-the...

TiO₂/Ag bilayer films sputtered onto a 2D polystyrene (PS) bead array in a magnetron sputtering system were found to form a nanocap-shaped nanostructure composed of a TiO₂-Ag composite on each PS bead, in which the Ag nanoparticles were trapped parti...

In this study, home-made amorphous TiO₂ microspheres with good mono-dispersity and large numbers of mesopores on the surface were used as substrates. The intermediate microspheres were obtained by adding Co/Ni sources with different Co/Ni molar ratio...

Although photocatalysis is an extraordinary and tremendously explored topic, there is a need to find new ways to encourage the production of composite materials that are economical, efficient and with limited environmental impact. Nanocatalysts may b...

Energy shortage and environmental pollution problems boost in recent years. Photocatalytic technology is one of the most effective ways to produce clean energy—hydrogen and degrade pollutants under moderate conditions and thus attracts consider...