Highly dispersed PTFE/Co3O4 flexible films as photocatalyst showing fast kinetic performance for the discoloration of azo-dyes under solar irradiation

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 187, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 332-338

  Raja, P ^a   Bensimon, M ^b   Klehm, U ^c   Albers, P ^c   Laub, D ^b   Kiwi Minsker, L ^a   Renken, A ^a   Kiwi, J ^a  

^a Laboratory of Photonics and Interface   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c AQura GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azo dye; Photocatalyst; PTFE Co oxide; XPS

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947372573     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2006.10.033     Document Type: Article

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