The Department of Chemical Engineering, The Russell-Berrie Institute of Nanotechnology and The Grand Water Research Institute, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel.
Beilstein J Nanotechnol. 2011;2:845-61. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.2.94. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
The ability to control the properties of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) attached to solid surfaces and the rare photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide provide a rationale for the study of systems comprising both. Such systems can be realized in the form of SAMs grown on TiO(2) or, in a complementary manner, as TiO(2) grown on SAMs. Accordingly, the current status of knowledge regarding SAMs on TiO(2) is described. Photocatalytic phenomena that are of specific relevance to SAMs, such as remote degradation, and cases where SAMs were used to study photocatalytic phenomena, are discussed as well. Mastering of micro-patterning is a key issue en route to a successful assimilation of a variety of titanium dioxide based devices. Accordingly, particular attention is given to the description of a variety of methods and techniques aimed at utilizing the photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide for patterning. Reports on a variety of applications are discussed. These examples, representing the areas of photovoltaics, microelectronics, microelectromechanics, photocatalysis, corrosion prevention and even biomedicine should be regarded as appetizers paving the way for further studies to be performed.
自组装单分子层 (SAMs) 对固体表面性质的控制能力和二氧化钛的罕见光催化性能为研究包含这两者的系统提供了依据。此类系统可以以在 TiO(2) 上生长的 SAMs 的形式或互补地以在 SAMs 上生长的 TiO(2) 的形式来实现。因此，描述了关于 TiO(2) 上 SAMs 的当前知识状态。还讨论了与 SAMs 特别相关的光催化现象，如远程降解，以及使用 SAMs 研究光催化现象的情况。掌握微图案化是成功整合各种基于二氧化钛的设备的关键问题。因此，特别关注描述了各种旨在利用二氧化钛的光催化性质进行图案化的方法和技术。讨论了各种应用的报告。这些例子代表了光伏、微电子、微机电、光催化、腐蚀防护甚至生物医学等领域，应被视为开胃菜，为进一步研究铺平道路。
