Enhancing photocatalytic activity of the sol-gel derived TiO2 thin films by nitric acid treatment

Journal of Materials Science Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 967-970

  Cheng, Bei ^a   Yu, Jia Guo ^a   Zhang, Xie Qun ^a   Zhao, Xia Jian ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; NITRIC ACID; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NITRIC ACID TREATMENT; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOLORIZATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 0041765644     PISSN: 02618028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024608829027     Document Type: Article

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