Transient absorption spectroscopy of anatase and rutile: The impact of morphology and phase on photocatalytic activity

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10439-10447

  Wang, Xiuli ^a,b   Kafizas, Andreas ^b   Li, Xiaoe ^b   Moniz, Savio J A ^c   Reardon, Philip J T ^c   Tang, Junwang ^c   Parkin, Ivan P ^c   Durrant, James R ^b  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CHARGE CARRIERS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTRON LIFETIME; MESOPOROUS ANATASE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RECOMBINATION KINETICS; REDUCTION TARGETS; RUTILE AND ANATASE; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

OXIDE MINERALS;

EID: 84929377613     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01858     Document Type: Article

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