Publications by authors named "Thomas D Small"
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- - The study focuses on chromium oxide (CrO) as a metal oxide that enhances photocatalytic water splitting by preventing reverse reactions, analyzing its properties when deposited on various substrates like P25, BaLaTiO, and Al:SrTiO.
- - It finds that the oxidation state of the Cr-oxide changes depending on the substrate; for example, it remains CrO on P25 and Al:SrTiO, while it is Cr(OH) on BaLaTiO before undergoing transitions upon annealing.
- - The results indicate that the stability and diffusion of CrO significantly impact the electronic structures of these substrates and their efficiency in photocatalytic processes, with characteristics varying based on temperature treatments and material interactions
Herein, the UV light photocatalytic activity of an AuNC-AlSrTiO-rGO nanocomposite comprising 1 wt% rGO, 0.05 wt% Au(PPh)Cl (AuNC), and AlSrTiO evaluated for H production. The synthesis of AuNC-AlSrTiO-rGO nanocomposite followed two distinct routes: (1) AuNC was first mixed with AlSrTiO followed by the addition of rGO (AuNC-AlSrTiO:rGO) and (2) AuNC was first mixed with rGO followed by the addition of AlSrTiO (AuNC-rGO:AlSrTiO).
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