Browsing Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry by Author "Rajeshwar, Krishnan"
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BAND GAP ENGINEERING IN TERNARY OXIDES AND SULFIDES: A ROUTE TO NEW PHOTOELECTRODES FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
Danladi, Fahad Ibrahim; 0009-0000-2346-974X (2023-08-23)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2024** In recent years, there has been a growing interest in semiconductor photoelectrodes that can effectively split water into hydrogen and oxygen using sunlight. ... -
Combustion Synthesis And Doping Of Titanium Dioxide
Morales, Walter Alexander (Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-09-19)A novel combustion technique was used for the preparation and doping of titanium dioxide (TiO2). This metal oxide of titanium is a large band gap semiconductor (3.0 - 3.2 eV) that primarily absorbs in the ultraviolet ... -
COPPER-BASED TERNARY OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Hossain, Mohammad Kabir; 0000-0002-2262-6181 (2019-09-04)Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting using inorganic semiconductors is a promising approach to convert sunlight into sustainable fuels. However, many scientific and engineering challenges need to be overcome before ... -
ELECTROCHEMICAL AND PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF OXIDE AND CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS
Firouzan, Farinaz (2020-12-08)Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting via inorganic semiconductors has shown interest in technical applications such as harvesting sunlight as sustainable fuels. Chalcogen-based (S, Se, Te) semiconductors are important ... -
Electrolysis Of Coal And Carbon Slurry Suspensions
Aboushabana, Moustafa Reda (Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2013-03-20)In this dissertation study, different ranks of coal and carbons were tested as anode depolarizers in a three electrode electrochemical cell designed for hydrogen generation. The focus of this study was mainly Texas lignite ... -
Novel Approaches To Photoassisted Deposition Of Semiconductors And Nanocomposite Materials
Somasundaram, Sashikala (Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-08-23)This dissertation research begins with the use of TiO2-based photocatalysis for the reduction of metal ions with very negative reduction potentials. The indirect photocatalytic reduction of four metal ions: Cd2+, Zn2+, ... -
PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SILVER AND COPPER VANADATES
Vali, Abbas (2021-08-16)Combining two or more binary compounds to generate a multinary compound is a viable strategy to improve the performance and properties of the parent binary compounds. In this vein, multinary compound semiconductors have ... -
Solution Combustion Synthesis Of Oxide Semiconductors
Thomas, Abegayl Lorenda Shara-LynnThe quest for stable and efficient photocatalytic materials beyond TiO2 and WO3 has over the years led to the development of new materials that possess varied interfacial energetics. This dissertation study focused on using ...