METHODS OF MAKING NON-COVALENTLY BONDED CARBON-TITANIA NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME

摘要

In one aspect, a method of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films includes: forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO₂) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO₂) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO₂) nanocomposite thin films.