Electron paramagnetic resonance investigation of charge transfer in TiO2(B)/anatase and N-TiO2(B)/anatase mixed-phase nanowires: The relative valence and conduction band edges in the two phases

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2877-2884

  Lo, Hsin Hsi ^a   Gopal, Neeruganti O ^a,c   Sheu, Shiann Cherng ^b   Ke, Shyue Chu ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND-GAP EXCITATION; CONDUCTING ELECTRONS; CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; TIME-DEPENDENT DECAY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRON RESONANCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOWIRES; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84893845860     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411723m     Document Type: Article

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