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SUBMITTER: Shirai K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5916465 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20180122 4
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is vital in solving energy and environmental issues that this society is confronted with. Although photocatalysts are often operated in the presence of water, it has not been yet clarified how the interaction with water itself affects charge dynamics in photocatalysts. Using water-coverage-controlled steady and transient infrared absorption spectroscopy and large-model (∼800 atoms) ab initio calculations, we clarify that water enhances hole trapping at the surface of ...[more]