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Water Reduction with Visible Light: Synergy between Optical Transitions and Electron Transfer in Au‐TiO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts Visualized by In situ EPR Spectroscopy

Jacqueline B. Priebe, Michael Karnahl, Henrik Junge, Matthias Beller, Dirk Hollmann, Angelika Brückner

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2013 · 238 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Golden electrons: Visible light excites conduction electron transfer from gold particles to support vacancies where they are taken up by protons to produce hydrogen. This transfer process was visualized by in situ EPR spectroscopy.

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The Role of Metal Ion Dopants in Quantum-Sized TiO<sub>2</sub>: Correlation between Photoreactivity and Charge Carrier Recombination Dynamics

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Nitrogen-Concentration Dependence on Photocatalytic Activity of TiO<sub>2</sub><sub>-</sub><i><sub>x</sub></i>N<i><sub>x</sub></i> Powders

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Mechanisms and Applications of Plasmon-Induced Charge Separation at TiO<sub>2</sub> Films Loaded with Gold Nanoparticles

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The Future of Energy Supply: Challenges and Opportunities

Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2006 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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