Photocatalytic Reaction of Titanium Oxide (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Photocatalytic Reaction of Titanium Oxide

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Abiotic oxygen can be produced from water in the presence of titanium oxide and an electron acceptor under UV light. Our report suggests that this photocatalytic reaction can supply significant amount of abiotic oxygen on habitable extrasolar planets.

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National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)

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