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example, Zhang and co-workers have investigated the influence of different sizes of gold nanoparticles on the performance of the composite Au/TiO2 nanotube photoniccrystal (NTPC) photocatalysts [72]. As described in Figure 6, a variable photocurrent density can be obtained if the TiO2 NTPC is modified
nanoparticles and the photonic bandgap of photoniccrystal as the main reason for Au (556)/TiO2 NTPC to display the best photoelectrochemical performance among three different sizes of Au/TiO2 NTPC photocatalysts. There are also other groups of nanoarchitectures such as silver nanoparticle–WO3 [81], gold
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Schematic steps for the photocatalytic reactions occuring on the surface of a semiconductor. Adapte...
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with contrasting fill fractions of the materials.
Keywords: aerosol; photoniccrystal; polystyrene bead; TiO2; ZnO; Findings
The wide bandgap (3.37 eV) and large exciton-binding energy (60 meV) of ZnO renders it a promising candidate for inexpensive transparent conductors and for optical applications
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Step-by-step representation of a PSL/m-CVD approach to the patterned nucleation of ZnO nanocrystal ...