Chemical binding of pyridine on TiO2 nanocrystalline film and its photoelectrochemical properties

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-38

  Huang, Kangsheng ^a   Jia, Jianguang ^a   Zhou, Xiaowen ^b   Lin, Yuan ^b   Xiao, Xurui ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BINDING; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; FTIR; IN-SITU; MOTT-SCHOTTKY; NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; POSITIVE SHIFT; PYRIDINE MOLECULES; SURFACE DIPOLE MOMENT; THERMAL ACTIVATION; TIO; TWO STEP METHOD; XPS CHARACTERIZATION;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MOLECULES;

PYRIDINE;

EID: 77957969300     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0003     Document Type: Article

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