Efficient charge storage in photoexcited TiO2 nanorod-noble metal nanoparticle composite systems

P. Davide Cozzoli; M. Lucia Curri; Angela Agostiano

doi:10.1039/B503774C

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Efficient charge storage in photoexcited TiO₂nanorod-noble metal nanoparticle composite systems†

P. Davide Cozzoli,*^a M. Lucia Curri^b and Angela Agostiano^ab

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Abstract

Following UV-illumination, TiO₂ nanorod-stabilized noble metal (Ag, Au) nanoparticles dispersed in deaerated organic mixtures can sustain a higher degree of conduction band electron accumulation than that achievable with pristine titania.

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Experimental details on the preparation and TEM characterization of TiO ₂ nanorod-stabilized Au and Ag NPs and the photocatalytic experiments PDF (807K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B503774C
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 15 Mar 2005
Accepted: 29 Apr 2005
First published: 24 May 2005

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Chem. Commun., 2005, 3186-3188

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Efficient charge storage in photoexcited TiO₂ nanorod-noble metal nanoparticle composite systems

P. D. Cozzoli, M. L. Curri and A. Agostiano, Chem. Commun., 2005, 3186 DOI: 10.1039/B503774C

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