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Title: X-ray spectroscopies studies of the 3d transition metal oxides and applications of photocatalysis

Abstract

Some recent advances in synchrotron based x-ray spectroscopy enable materials scientists to emanate fingerprints on important materials properties, e.g., electronic, optical, structural, and magnetic properties, in real-time and under nearly real-world conditions. This characterization, then, in combination with optimized materials synthesis routes and tailored morphological properties could contribute greatly to the advances in solid-state electronics and renewable energy technologies. In connection to this, such perspective reflects the current materials research in the space of emerging energy technologies, namely photocatalysis, with a focus on transition metal oxides, mainly on the Fe2O3- and TiO2-based materials.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [3]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Tamkang Univ., Taipei (Taiwan). Dept. of Physics
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1415966
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
MRS Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 01; Journal ID: ISSN 2159-6859
Publisher:
Materials Research Society - Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Ye, Yifan, Kapilashrami, Mukes, Chuang, Cheng-Hao, Liu, Yi-sheng, Glans, Per-Anders, and Guo, Jinghua. X-ray spectroscopies studies of the 3d transition metal oxides and applications of photocatalysis. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1557/mrc.2017.6.
Ye, Yifan, Kapilashrami, Mukes, Chuang, Cheng-Hao, Liu, Yi-sheng, Glans, Per-Anders, & Guo, Jinghua. X-ray spectroscopies studies of the 3d transition metal oxides and applications of photocatalysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2017.6
Ye, Yifan, Kapilashrami, Mukes, Chuang, Cheng-Hao, Liu, Yi-sheng, Glans, Per-Anders, and Guo, Jinghua. Wed . "X-ray spectroscopies studies of the 3d transition metal oxides and applications of photocatalysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2017.6. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1415966.
@article{osti_1415966,
title = {X-ray spectroscopies studies of the 3d transition metal oxides and applications of photocatalysis},
author = {Ye, Yifan and Kapilashrami, Mukes and Chuang, Cheng-Hao and Liu, Yi-sheng and Glans, Per-Anders and Guo, Jinghua},
abstractNote = {Some recent advances in synchrotron based x-ray spectroscopy enable materials scientists to emanate fingerprints on important materials properties, e.g., electronic, optical, structural, and magnetic properties, in real-time and under nearly real-world conditions. This characterization, then, in combination with optimized materials synthesis routes and tailored morphological properties could contribute greatly to the advances in solid-state electronics and renewable energy technologies. In connection to this, such perspective reflects the current materials research in the space of emerging energy technologies, namely photocatalysis, with a focus on transition metal oxides, mainly on the Fe2O3- and TiO2-based materials.},
doi = {10.1557/mrc.2017.6},
journal = {MRS Communications},
number = 01,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {2}
}

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