Single-molecule, single-particle observation of size-dependent photocatalytic activity in Au/TiO2 nanocomposites

Chemical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 891-900

  Wang, Nan ^a,b   Tachikawa, Takashi ^a   Majima, Tetsuro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; BUILDING BLOCKES; CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS; CHARGING/DISCHARGING; CHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPOSITE SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS; EXCITATION INTENSITY; FLUORESCENCE BURSTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; INTERFACIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER DYNAMICS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTO-IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PROBE MOLECULES; SECOND TIME SCALE; SINGLE-MOLECULE; SINGLE-PARTICLE; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS; TIO;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FLUORESCENCE; GOLD; MOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955595069     PISSN: 20416520     EISSN: 20416539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0sc00648c     Document Type: Article

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