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Photoinduced reactivity of titanium dioxide
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In this paper, photo-induced superhydrophilicity was used on the surface of a wide-band gap semiconductor like titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) for photocatalytic activity towards environmentally hazardous compounds.About:
This article is published in Progress in Solid State Chemistry.The article was published on 2004-01-01. It has received 4241 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Superhydrophilicity & Photocatalysis.read more
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The effect of surface OH-population on the photocatalytic activity of rare earth-doped P25-TiO2 in methylene blue degradation
Peng Du,Agustín Bueno-López,M. Verbaas,Ana Rita Almeida,Michiel Makkee,Jacob A. Moulijn,Guido Mul +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, commercial TiO2 (P25, from Degussa) was modified with variable amounts of La, Ce, Y, Pr, Sm (generally rare earth (RE)), by thermal treatment of physical mixtures of TiO 2 and the nitrates of the various RE.
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Plasma-catalyst coupling for volatile organic compound removal and indoor air treatment: a review
Frederic Thevenet,Frederic Thevenet,L. Sivachandiran,L. Sivachandiran,L. Sivachandiran,Olivier Guaitella,Christelle Barakat,Antoine Rousseau +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the problem of air pollution and related air-cleaning technologies is summarized and different ways to couple non-thermal plasmas with catalytic or adsorbing materials are listed.
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Adsorption and Photoinduced Decomposition of Acetone and Acetic Acid on Anatase, Brookite, and Rutile TiO2 Nanoparticles
Andreas Mattsson,Lars Österlund +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative study of the adsorption and photoinduced degradation of acetone and acetic acid on thin films of anatase, brookite, and rutile TiO2 nanoparticles is presented.
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Paper surfaces functionalized by nanoparticles
TL;DR: The properties of gold, silver and titania nanoparticles which contribute to the major applications of nanoparticles-functionalized paper are presented and their critical challenges are discussed, followed by perspectives on the future direction in this research field.
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Single Molecule Photocatalysis on TiO2 Surfaces.
TL;DR: This review highlights the recent progress that provides fundamental insights into TiO2 photocatalysis through direct tracking the evolution of single molecule photochemistry onTiO2 single crystal surfaces using a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and other surface science techniques.
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Electrochemical Photolysis of Water at a Semiconductor Electrode
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A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides
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