Electrospun titanium dioxide nanostructures and their composites with carbon rich materials for energy conversion and storage

ZHU PEINING

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Electrospun titanium dioxide nanostructures and their composites with carbon rich materials for energy conversion and storage

ZHU PEINING

Abstract

The work presented in this thesis demonstrated the fabrication of an interesting, novel, and high performance electrospun TiO2 nanostructure. At the same time, the electrospinning was demonstrated to be a simple and effective method to incorporate CNT and graphene into the TiO2 matrix. The as-prepared TiO2-CNT/graphene composites were systematically investigated and showed good enhancements in the application of solar cells compared to the bare TiO2 nanostructure. Moreover, a new method of titanates-route was developed and successfully improved the properties of electrospun TiO2 nanostructures as well as their applications in solar cells. At the same time, the as-prepared electrospun TiO2 and TiO2/carbon composites were utilized as good candidates for the long-term stable lithium ion batteries.