Enhanced photocatalytic activity of quantum-confined tungsten trioxidenanoparticles in mesoporous silica†
Daisuke Tanaka,Yuya Oaki,Hiroaki Imai
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 06/18/2010 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C0CC00540A
Abstract
Due to quantum confinement effects, tungsten trioxidenanoparticles ∼1.4 nm in diameter prepared in channels of mesoporous silica exhibited a widened bandgap and enhanced photocatalytic performance in the decomposition of benzene.
