One-dimensional Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials: Nanotubes

TL;DR

This review provides a comprehensive overview of the synthesis, properties, modifications, and applications of anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays, highlighting recent advances and future prospects in the field.

Contribution

It offers an up-to-date synthesis of methods, properties, modifications, and applications of TiO2 nanotubes, consolidating current research in a comprehensive review.

Findings

Various synthesis methods for TiO2 nanotubes are discussed.

Properties and modification techniques of TiO2 nanotubes are summarized.

Potential applications in different fields are reviewed.

Abstract

In the present review we try to give a comprehensive and most up to date view to the field, with an emphasis on the currently most investigated anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays. We will first give an overview of different synthesis approaches to produce TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanotube arrays, and then deal with physical and chemical properties of TiO2 nanotubes and techniques to modify them. Finally, we will provide an overview of the most explored and prospective applications of nanotubular TiO2.