Oxide semiconductors, including titanium dioxide (TiO2), are
increasingly being considered as replacements for silicon in the
development of the next generation of solar cells. Oxide
Semiconductors for Solar Energy Conversion: Titanium Dioxide
presents the basic properties of binary metal oxide semiconductors
and the performance-related properties of TiO2 as they relate to
solar energy. The book provides a general background on oxide
semiconductors based on binary oxides and their solid solutions,
including electronic and ionic conductors. It covers several
aspects of solid-state electrochemistry of oxides, such as defect
chemistry, and defect-related properties, such as electrical
properties, diffusion, segregation, and reactivity. The author also
takes a pioneering approach in considering bulk versus surface
semiconducting properties, showing how they are different due to
the effect of segregation. One of the first on semiconducting,
photocatalytic, and photoelectrochemical properties of TiO2 and its
solid solutions with donor- and acceptor-type ions, the book
discusses defect chemistry of TiO2 in terms of defect equilibria
and defect-related properties, including electrical properties,
self and chemical diffusion, surface properties, segregation, and
reactivity and photoreactivity with oxygen, water, and microbial
agents. The text also illustrates the use of TiO2 as an emerging
material for solar energy conversion systems, including the
generation of hydrogen fuel by photoelectrochemical water
splitting, the photocatalytic purification of water, and the
generation of photovoltaic electricity. In addition, it presents
defect disorder diagrams for the formation of TiO2-based
semiconductors with controlled properties. Encompassing the areas
of solid-state science, surface chemistry, and photocatalysis, this
book reflects the increasing awareness of the importance of
structural imperfections, such as point defects, in understanding
the properties of metal oxides, specifically TiO2-based
semiconductors.
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