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Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy Analysis of the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Polymer Film

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Photocatalytic decomposition of a polymer film with TiO2 nanoparticles of different sizes and morphologies was investigated using transmission electron microscopy. Electron energy loss spectroscopy found that UV irradiation of the polymer-film–TiO2-nanoparticle composite decreased the carbon content in the polymer film. It was shown that this method could be used to study the activity of photocatalysts for decomposing organic matter.

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  1. Institute of Materials, Khabarovsk Scientific Center, Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 153 Tikhookeanskaya St., Khabarovsk, 680042, Russia

    M. A. Pugachevskii & N. F. Karpovich

  2. Far-East State Transport University, Khabarovsk, Russia

    M. A. Pugachevskii

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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 82, No. 4, pp. 636–639, July–August, 2015.

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Pugachevskii, M.A., Karpovich, N.F. Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy Analysis of the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Polymer Film. J Appl Spectrosc 82, 673–676 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10812-015-0162-4

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