Superstructure of TiO 2 crystalline nanoparticles yields effective conduction pathways for photogenerated charges

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1422-1427

  Bian, Zhenfeng ^a   Tachikawa, Takashi ^a   Majima, Tetsuro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CONTROLLED STRUCTURES; CRYSTALLINE NANOPARTICLES; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; MESOCRYSTALS; NANO-PLATE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE; STRUCTURAL ORDERING; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; SURFACE AREA; TIME-RESOLVED DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TIO;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84861862668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3005128     Document Type: Article

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