Comparison of the photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic decolorization of methyl orange on sputtered TiO2 thin films

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1158-1167

  Su, Yuh Fan ^a   Chou, Tse Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Methyl Orange; Photocatalytic Decolorization; Photoelectrocatalytic Activity; Sputtering; Titanium Dioxide

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CITRUS FRUITS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOCURRENTS; PLATINUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPUTTERING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

DECOLORIZATION OF METHYL ORANGES; FLAT-BAND POTENTIALS; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOLORIZATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 29944447693     PISSN: 09320776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znb-2005-1108     Document Type: Article

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