A mechanism for enhanced photocatalytic activity of silver-loaded titanium dioxide

By S. Liu, Z. Qu, Xiuwen Han, Chenglin Sun. 2004

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A review and recent developments in photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2 for hydrogen production (2007, background): “Noble metals, including Pt, Au, Pd, Rh, Ni, Cu and Ag, have been reported to be very effective for enhancement of TiO2 photocatalysis [28,44–60].”
Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: a review. (2012, background): “The better separation between electrons and holes would allow a better efficiency for oxidation and reduction reactions (Liu et al., 2004), thus enhancing the photocatalytic activity.”
Synthesis of TiO2–Ag nanocomposite with sol–gel method and investigation of its antibacterial activity against E. coli (2009, background): “Silver is a suitable and nontoxic element which improves the TiO2 bioactivity because of its inborn antibacterial activity against different microorganisms [19–21].”
Nanotechnology for sustainable energy (2009, background): “U N C O R R EC TE D P R O O F Au, Pd and Rh [41–49].”
Ti 3+ in the surface of titanium dioxide: generation, properties and photocatalytic application (2012, unknown): “% loading) [87] 1.”