Efficient charge storage in photoexcited TiO2 nanorod-noble metal nanoparticle composite systems.
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.
Cozzoli
P Davide
PD
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari, Italy. d.cozzoli@ba.ipcf.cnr.it
Curri
M Lucia
ML
Agostiano
Angela
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