Mechanisms of enhancement of photocatalytic properties and activity of Nd3+-doped TiO2 for methyl orange degradation

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 542-546

  Hou, Meifang ^a   Li, Fangbai ^b   Li, Ruifeng ^c   Wan, Hongfu ^b   Zhou, Guoyi ^a   Xie, Kechang ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Guangdong Inst of Soil Sci   (China)

^c TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic chemistry; Methyl orange; Neodymium; Photocatalysis; Rare earths; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); NEODYMIUM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOL-GELS; SURFACES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTAL PATTERN; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SURFACE CHEMICAL STATE;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 10344223485     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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