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Photo-oxydation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons

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This lecture covers the photo-oxydation of aromatic hydrocarbons by acrdinium dyes, light-induced heterogeneous electron transfer from the conduction band of TiO₂ to an acceptor in solution, and the dynamics of homogeneous electron transfer. It also discusses the energetics of semiconductors, band-bending at the surface of semiconductors, and potential-controlling ions in semiconductor nanoparticles.

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Condensed matter physics: Solid-state physics

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Band diagram

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