Size and shape dependence of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanocrystals: A total scattering Debye function study.

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3114-3119

  Cernuto, Giuseppe ^a,b   Masciocchi, Norberto ^a   Cervellino, Antonio ^c   Colonna, Gian Maria ^b   Guagliardi, Antonietta ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b STAZIONE SPERIMENTALE PER LA SETA   (Italy)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; BASIC MEDIA; BIVARIATE; DEBYE FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FAST IMPLEMENTATION; INTER-ATOMIC DISTANCES; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; NORMAL DIRECTION; ORIGINAL ALGORITHMS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RIETVELD; SIZE AND SHAPE; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; SYNCHROTRON X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; TIO; TOTAL SCATTERING;

NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

SCATTERING;

NANOCRYSTAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952274902     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja110225n     Document Type: Article

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