Facet-dependent trapping and dynamics of excess electrons at anatase TiO2 surfaces and aqueous interfaces

Nature Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1107-1112

  Selcuk, Sencer ^a   Selloni, Annabella ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; INTERFACE STATES; PHASE INTERFACES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AQUEOUS INTERFACES; ELECTRON TRAPPING; EXCESS ELECTRONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES SIMULATIONS; INTRINSIC DEFECTS; OXIDATION REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; WATER DISSOCIATION;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 84975229315     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat4672     Document Type: Article

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