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Pt/TiO2 thin-film nanocomposites have been prepared using a process of bi-c
ombinant-target pulsed-laser deposition. Pt nanoparticles have been produce
d, possibly in the deposition process through rapid surface diffusion. The
nanocomposite films can be created with the anatase form of TiO2 being the
dominant crystal structure. The Pt nanoparticles are similar to 30 nm in si
ze and homogeneously distributed. Within the nanocomposite films, a similar
to 5% Pt atomic concentration can be synthesized from 20% Pt by weight bi-
combinant targets. These thin films exhibit an optical bandgap less than 2.
3 eV and a photoluminescence emission between 680 and 800 nm. (C) 1999 Else
vier Science B.V. All rights reserved.