Improving the photocatalytic activity of TiO<sub>2</sub> through reduction

Daoyu Zhang, Minnan Yang, Shuai Dong

RSC Advances · 2015 · 19 citations · 33 references

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The up-shifts of both conduction and valence band edges of the reduced TiO<sub>2</sub> result from the electric dipoles created by the reductant defect such as the bridging oxygen vacancy, bridging hydroxyl group or Ti interstitial atom.

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