Preparation and characterization of highly photoactive nanocrystalline TiO2 powders by solvent evaporation-induced crystallization method

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 549-557

  Yu, Jiaguo ^a   Yu, Jimmy C ^b   Cheng, Bei ^a   Zhao, Xiujian ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nanocrystalline; Photocatalyst; Preparation; Solvent evaporation induced crystallization method.; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EVAPORATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HIGHLY PHOTOACTIVE NANOCRYSTALLINE TITANIUM DIOXIDE POWERS; NANOCRYSTALLINE; SOLVENT EVAPORATION INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 1642634096     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yb0012     Document Type: Article

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