Effect of particle size on the photocatalytic activity of WO3 particles for water oxidation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 22584-22590

  Amano, Fumiaki ^a   Ishinaga, Eri ^a   Yamakata, Akira ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^b TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE AGGREGATES; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTON UTILIZATION; SURFACE RECOMBINATIONS; TUNGSTEN TRIOXIDE;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84889844671     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408446u     Document Type: Article

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