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    The environment effect on the electrical conductivity and photoconductivity of anatase TiO2 nanoplates with silver nanoparticles photodeposited on {101} crystal facets

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    Georgakopoulos, T.
    Sofianou, Maria
    Pomoni, K.
    Todorova, N.
    Giannakopoulou, T.
    Trapalis, C.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Georgakopoulos, T. and Sofianou, M. and Pomoni, K. and Todorova, N. and Giannakopoulou, T. and Trapalis, C. 2016. The environment effect on the electrical conductivity and photoconductivity of anatase TiO2 nanoplates with silver nanoparticles photodeposited on {101} crystal facets. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 56: pp. 386-393.
    Source Title
    Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
    DOI
    10.1016/j.mssp.2016.09.015
    ISSN
    1369-8001
    School
    Department of Physics and Astronomy
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51038
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    © 2016 Elsevier LtdThe electrical conductivity and the transient photoconductivity of Ag/TiO2 nanoplates were studied at 300 K, both in vacuum and in air. A solvothermal method was used for the preparation of anatase TiO2 nanoplates and the embedding of Ag nanoparticles was achieved via the photoreduction of AgNO3 under UVA irradiation. The particle size was controlled by varying the time of illumination and the obtained Ag nanoparticles sizes were in a range of 5–20 nm. The Ag/TiO2 nanoplates were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transition electron microscopy (TEM). The electrical conductivity and the photoconductivity responses were investigated. The influence of environment was also discussed. For some periods of UVA illumination time, photoconductivity reaches higher values in comparison with the pure TiO2 anatase nanoplates. In air, the influence of the adsorbed on the surface oxygen is obvious, resulting in high recombination rates.

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