Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0988365

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0988365

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Increase in Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 through Intervalence Charge Transfer. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has many proposed and realised applications in energy and the environment. The main problem that has hindered development and commercialisation of devices using TiO2 is its low photocatalytic activity, which results from its poor absorption of visible and infrared light. Most researchers modify the properties of TiO2 by conventional electrochemical methods to improve its performance but these attempts have been of limited success. The present research involves a completely new approach to the problem, which is based on the method used in the heat treatment of sapphire to improve its colour. This approach uses a phenomenon involving the modification of the optical properties to improve its absorption of light.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $210,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Technologies | Ceramics | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ceramics | Energy transformation | Solar-photoelectric |

Other Keywords

Ceramics | Energy transformation | Environmental Technologies | Materials Engineering | Solar-photoelectric

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