Water Photo-Oxidation over TiO2—History and Reaction Mechanism
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. History of Photocatalytic Water Photo-Oxidation
3. Mechanism for TiO2 Water Oxidation
3.1. Experimental Approach
3.1.1. ESR and NMR
3.1.2. STM
3.1.3. FTIR
3.1.4. Experimentally Suggested Mechanism for Rutile and Anatase
3.2. Theoretical Calculation Approach
3.3. Molecular Mechanism at Rutile (011) Surface
4. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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