Correlating Changes in Electron Lifetime and Mobility on Photocatalytic Activity at Network-Modified TiO2 Aerogels

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 31, 2015, Pages 17529-17538

  DeSario, Paul A ^a   Pietron, Jeremy J ^a   Taffa, Dereje H ^d   Compton, Ryan ^b   Schünemann, Stefan ^d   Marschall, Roland ^d   Brintlinger, Todd H ^c   Stroud, Rhonda M ^c   Wark, Michael ^d   Owrutsky, Jeffrey C ^b   Rolison, Debra R ^a  

^a Surface Modification Branch   (United States)

^b Chemical Dynamics and Diagnostics Branch (Code 6110)   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; DYNAMICS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TIME MEASUREMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

INTENSITY MODULATED PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY (IMPS); INTENSITY MODULATED PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPIES (IMVS); PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; SYNTHETIC MODIFICATIONS; TRANSIENT INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 84938718075     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04013     Document Type: Article

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