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Recent Advances in Synthesis and Applications of Carbon-Doped TiO2 Nanomaterials
Summary
This review described recent advances in the synthesis and applications of carbon-doped TiO2 nanomaterials, finding that carbon incorporation broadens light absorption into the visible range, reduces electron-hole recombination, and enhances photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants beyond what undoped TiO2 achieves.
TiO2 has been widely used as a photocatalyst and an electrode material toward the photodegradation of organic pollutants and electrochemical applications, respectively. However, the properties of TiO2 are not enough up to meet practical needs because of its intrinsic disadvantages such as a wide bandgap and low conductivity. Incorporation of carbon into the TiO2 lattice is a promising tool to overcome these limitations because carbon has metal-like conductivity, high separation efficiency of photogenerated electron/hole pairs, and strong visible-light absorption. This review would describe and discuss a variety of strategies to develop carbon-doped TiO2 with enhanced photoelectrochemical performances in environmental, energy, and catalytic fields. Emphasis is given to highlight current techniques and recent progress in C-doped TiO2-based materials. Meanwhile, how to tackle the challenges we are currently facing is also discussed. This understanding will allow the process to continue to evolve and provide facile and feasible techniques for the design and development of carbon-doped TiO2 materials.
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