title: Consistent changes in electronic states and photocatalytic activities of metal (Au, Pd, Pt)-modified TiO2 studied by far-ultraviolet spectroscopy.
abstract: Absorption spectra (150-300 nm) of TiO2 and TiO2 modified with metal (Pt, Pd, and Au) nanoparticles were systematically measured using an attenuated total reflection-far ultraviolet spectrometer. The deposition of metal nanoparticles altered the spectral shape and intensity, indicating changes in the electronic states and photocatalytic activities of TiO2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Gakuen 2-1, Sanda, Hyogo, Japan. i-tanabe@kwansei.ac.jp ozaki@kwansei.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozaki