Observation of cathodic photocurrents at nanocrystalline TiO2 film electrodes, caused by enhanced oxygen reduction in alkaline solutions

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 106, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 5878-5885

  Tsujiko, Akira ^a   Itoh, Hiroki ^a   Kisumi, Tetsuya ^a   Shiga, Akira ^a   Murakoshi, Kei ^a   Nakato, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODIC PHOTOCURRENTS;

ADSORPTION; CATHODES; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0037071991     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp012144l     Document Type: Article

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