Enhanced photocatalysis by light-trapping optimization in inverse opals
Xiwen Zhang, Sajeev John
Abstract
A lightly doped TiO<sub>2</sub>inverse opal with sphere sizes around 380 nm traps sunlight strongly for photocatalysis by slow-light modes.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisTrappingInverseMaterials scienceSunlightOptoelectronicsDopingOpticsNanotechnologyPhysicsChemistryCatalysisMathematicsEcologyBiochemistryGeometryBiologyPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesNonlinear Optical Materials Studies