Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2: Evidence of the Key Role of Surface Active Sites in Water Oxidation

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 119, Issue 36, 2015, Pages 9465-9473

  Bak, Tadeusz ^a   Li, Wenxian ^a   Nowotny, Janusz ^a   Atanacio, Armand J ^b   Davis, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARRIER TRANSPORT; ENERGY GAP; FERMI LEVEL; OXIDE MINERALS; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACTIVE SURFACE SITES; DEFECT ENGINEERING; INDIRECT TRANSITION; MOLECULAR-LEVEL INSIGHTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SURFACE ACTIVE SITES; THEORETICAL MODELING;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 84941254638     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b05031     Document Type: Article

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