TY - GEN AB - This outstanding thesis provides a wide-ranging overview of the growth of titanium dioxide thin films and its use in photo-electrochemicals such as water splitting. The context for water splitting is introduced with the theory of semiconductor-liquid junctions, which are dealt with in detail. In particular plasmonic enhancement of TiO2 by the addition of gold nanoparticles is considered in depth, including a thorough and critical review of the literature, which discusses the possible mechanisms that may be at work. Plasmonic enhancement is demonstrated with gold nanoparticles on Nb-doped TiO2. Finally, the use of temperature and pressure to control the phase and morphology of thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition is presented. AU - Alexander, John Callum, CN - QD181.T6 ID - 755444 KW - Titanium dioxide. KW - Titanium dioxide films. LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-34229-0 N1 - "Doctoral thesis accepted by Imperial College London, UK." N2 - This outstanding thesis provides a wide-ranging overview of the growth of titanium dioxide thin films and its use in photo-electrochemicals such as water splitting. The context for water splitting is introduced with the theory of semiconductor-liquid junctions, which are dealt with in detail. In particular plasmonic enhancement of TiO2 by the addition of gold nanoparticles is considered in depth, including a thorough and critical review of the literature, which discusses the possible mechanisms that may be at work. Plasmonic enhancement is demonstrated with gold nanoparticles on Nb-doped TiO2. Finally, the use of temperature and pressure to control the phase and morphology of thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition is presented. SN - 9783319342290 SN - 3319342290 T1 - Surface modifications and growth of titanium dioxide for photo-electrochemical water splitting TI - Surface modifications and growth of titanium dioxide for photo-electrochemical water splitting UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-34229-0 ER -