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Topics in Current Chemistry (2020) 378:2
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-019-0262-3
1 3
REVIEW
Mechanochemical Forces as a Synthetic Tool for Zero‑
and One‑Dimensional Titanium Oxide‑Based
Nano‑photocatalysts
Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis
1
· Gregory Chatel
2
· Juan Carlos Colmenares
1
Received: 30 July 2019 / Accepted: 22 October 2019 / Published online: 25 November 2019
© The Author(s) 2019
Abstract
A new field where the utilization of mechanochemistry can create new opportunities
is materials chemistry, and, more interestingly, the synthesis of novel nanomaterials. Ball-milling procedures and ultrasonic techniques can be regarded as the most
important mechanochemical synthetic tools, since they can act as attractive alternatives to the conventional methods. It is also feasible for the utilization of mechanochemical forces to act synergistically with the conventional synthesis (as a pre-treatment step, or simultaneously during the synthesis) in order to improve the synthetic
process and/or the material’s desired features. The usage of ultrasound irradiation or
ball-milling treatment is found to play a crucial role in controlling and enhancing the
structural, morphological, optical, and surface chemistry features that are important
for heterogeneous photocatalytic practices. The focus of this article is to collect all
the available examples in which the utilization of sonochemistry or ball milling had
unique effects as a synthesis tool towards zero- or one-dimensional nanostructures
of a semiconductor which is assumed as a benchmark in photocatalysis, titanium
dioxide.
* Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis
dagchem@gmail.com
* Juan Carlos Colmenares
jcarloscolmenares@ichf.edu.pl
1
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw,
Poland
2
Université Savoie Mont Blanc, LCME, 73000 Chambéry, France
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Reprinted from the journal
Chapter 2 was originally published as Giannakoudakis, D. A., Chatel, G. & Colmenares, J. C. Topics in
Current Chemistry (2020) 378: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-019-0262-3.
Topics in Current Chemistry (2020) 378:2
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-019-0262-3
1 3
REVIEW
Mechanochemical Forces as a Synthetic Tool for Zero‑
and One‑Dimensional Titanium Oxide‑Based
Nano‑photocatalysts
Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis
1
· Gregory Chatel
2
· Juan Carlos Colmenares
1
Received: 30 July 2019 / Accepted: 22 October 2019 / Published online: 25 November 2019
© The Author(s) 2019
Abstract
A new field where the utilization of mechanochemistry can create new opportunities
is materials chemistry, and, more interestingly, the synthesis of novel nanomaterials. Ball-milling procedures and ultrasonic techniques can be regarded as the most
important mechanochemical synthetic tools, since they can act as attractive alternatives to the conventional methods. It is also feasible for the utilization of mechanochemical forces to act synergistically with the conventional synthesis (as a pre-treatment step, or simultaneously during the synthesis) in order to improve the synthetic
process and/or the material’s desired features. The usage of ultrasound irradiation or
ball-milling treatment is found to play a crucial role in controlling and enhancing the
structural, morphological, optical, and surface chemistry features that are important
for heterogeneous photocatalytic practices. The focus of this article is to collect all
the available examples in which the utilization of sonochemistry or ball milling had
unique effects as a synthesis tool towards zero- or one-dimensional nanostructures
of a semiconductor which is assumed as a benchmark in photocatalysis, titanium
dioxide.
* Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis
dagchem@gmail.com
* Juan Carlos Colmenares
jcarloscolmenares@ichf.edu.pl
1
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw,
Poland
2
Université Savoie Mont Blanc, LCME, 73000 Chambéry, France
29
Reprinted from the journal
Chapter 2 was originally published as Giannakoudakis, D. A., Chatel, G. & Colmenares, J. C. Topics in
Current Chemistry (2020) 378: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-019-0262-3.