@article { ISI:000263070700020,
	title = {Enhanced solar-radiation induced photocatalytic activity of surface-modified nanocrystalline anatase-titania},
	journal = {Catalysis Letters},
	volume = {128},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2009},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {137-143},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Sol-gel derived pure nanocrystalline (similar to 20-30 nm) anatase-titania has been surface-modified by depositing silver(I) oxide and silver (predominantly the former) via UV-reduction process. The pure and surface-modified nanocrystalline anatase-titania have been characterized using different analytical techniques for determining the average nanocrystallite size, phase-contents, surface-chemistry, as well as the absorption and photoluminescence characteristics. It is demonstrated that, the latter exhibits an enhanced solar-radiation induced photocatalytic activity as compared to that of the former as a result of the absorption in the visible-region and enhanced photo-induced e(-)/h(+) life-time, both caused by the surface-deposition of silver(I) oxide and silver.</p>},
	keywords = {Nanocrystalline, Photocatalysis, Silver, sol-gel, titania, UV-reduction},
	issn = {1011-372X},
	doi = {10.1007/s10562-008-9704-1},
	author = {Priya, R. and Baiju, K. V. and Shukla, S. and Biju, S. and Reddy, M. L. P. and Patil, K. R. and Warrier, K. G. K.}
}
