A method for the elaboration of a heterojunction composed on n-type inorganic semiconducting nanoparticles, TiO(2), and a p-type organic semiconducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) by UV illumination is described.

A source of collimated ultraviolet (UV) light is a central piece of equipment needed for lithographic fabrication of microfluidic devices. Conventional UV light sources based on high-pressure mercury lamps require considerable maintenance and provide broad-band illumination with intensity that often changes with time. Here we present a source of narrow-band UV light based on an array of nine 36...

Following UV-illumination, TiO2 nanorod-stabilized noble metal (Ag, Au) nanoparticles dispersed in deaerated organic mixtures can sustain a higher degree of conduction band electron accumulation than that achievable with pristine titania.

Remarkable surface wettability transition occurs with an inducement of ultraviolet (UV) for aligned ZnO nanorod films. The inorganic oxide films, which show super-hydrophobicity (left), become super-hydrophilic (right) when exposed to UV illumination. After the films are placed in the dark, the wettability evolves back to super-hydrophobicity. This reversible effect is ascribed to the cooperati...

Background and Purpose: Bisphenol A (BPA) is used to make certain plastics and epoxy resins. It is a non-biodegradable compound, and poses health risks to both humans and animals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate decomposition efficiency of BPA from aqueous solutions using UV irradiation. Materials and Methods: In this study, the photodegradation of BPA in water were carrie...

where Ao(t) is the area of the triangle in object space and Al(t) is the area of the triangle in light map space. However, it can lead to large errors for small triangles in practice, as shown in Figure 2 (a). UV unwrapping tools can produce noise caused by lack of computation precision which is generally undetectable to artists. Even if the area of a triangle in light map space is imperceptibl...

A new type of [Bi6O6(OH)3](NO3)3·1.5H2O sheets photocatalyst was synthesized via a hydrothermal route. The photocatalytic properties were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD and UV spectroscopy. It exhibited slightly better photocatalytic activity on phenol degradation than that of classic TiO2 P25 under UV illumination. Hydroquinone, catechol, resorcinol, and benzoquinone were identified as photode...