Phototriggered NO and CN release from [Fe(CN)5NO]2- molecules electrostatically attached to TiO2 surfaces

Volker Dieckmann1, Mirco Imlau, Dereje Hailu Taffa

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastr. 7, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany. vdieckma@uos.de

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