Evidence of rutile-to-anatase photo-induced electron transfer in mixed-phase TiO2 by solid-state NMR spectroscopy†
Abstract
With ethanol as a probe molecule, the surface sites of anatase and rutile can be distinguished using 13C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy, which offers an opportunity to investigate the transfer of photo-induced electrons from rutile to anatase in the mixed-phase TiO2.