Ultrafast electron-transfer and -trapping dynamics in the inter-band-gap states of ZrO2 nanoparticles sensitized by baicalein

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 17531-17539

  Maity, Partha ^a   Debnath, Tushar ^a   Akbar, Arshad ^a   Verma, Sandeep ^a   Ghosh, Hirendra N ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK ELECTRON TRANSFER; CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; CHARGE-TRANSFER DYNAMICS; CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; FEMTOSECOND TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE; STEADY-STATE ABSORPTION; TIME-RESOLVED EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARGE TRANSFER; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON INJECTION; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; POSITIVE IONS; SURFACE STATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84883439140     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp403473h     Document Type: Article

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