Hydrogenated TiO(2) nanocrystals: a novel microwave absorbing material.

Xia, Ting; Zhang, Chi; Oyler, Nathan A; Chen, Xiaobo · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Here, we report, for the first time, hydrogenated TiO2 nanocrystals as a novel and exciting microwave absorbing material, based on an innovative collective-movement-of-interfacial-dipole mechanism which causes collective-interfacial-polarization-amplified microwave absorption at the crystalline/disordered and anatase/rutile interfaces. This mechanism is intriguing and upon further exploration may trigger other new concepts and applications.