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Visible Light-Responsive Titanium Oxide Photocatalysts: Preparations Based on Chemical Methods

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A review is presented on the present status of titania-based visible light-active photocatalysts prepared by chemical methods, with particular focus on developments made by the authors’ group in doping TiO2 with either transition metals (tungsten, iron or vanadium) or light electronegative elements such as nitrogen, and highlighting the importance of dopant concentration and of separating the effects of improved absorption spectrum range from those of recombination or surface modification.

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Financial support from Plan Nacional de Investigación (Projects Nrs. CTQ2004-03409/BQU and CTQ2006-15600/BQU) is acknowledged.

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Fernández-García, M., Martínez-Arias, A., Conesa, J.C. (2010). Visible Light-Responsive Titanium Oxide Photocatalysts: Preparations Based on Chemical Methods. In: Anpo, M., Kamat, P. (eds) Environmentally Benign Photocatalysts. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48444-0_12

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