Dramatic effect of magnetite particles on the dynamics of photogenerated free radicals

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 759-762

  Scaiano, J C ^a   Monahan, Sarah ^a   Renaud, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 0030915547     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb01921.x     Document Type: Article

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