Spectroelectrochemical Photoluminescence of Trap States in H-Treated Rutile TiO2 Nanowires: Implications for Photooxidation of Water

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 3530-3541

  Rex, Riley E ^a   Yang, Yi ^b   Knorr, Fritz J ^a   Zhang, Jin Z ^b   Li, Yat ^b   McHale, Jeanne L ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOOXIDATION; SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VALENCE BANDS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL POTENTIAL; EVOLUTION OF OXYGEN; NANOCRYSTALLINE RUTILE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84959019887     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11231     Document Type: Article

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