Self-assembly of rutile (α-TiO2) nanoclusters into nanorods in microemulsions at low temperature and their photocatalytic performance

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1081-1086

  Li, Xuebing ^a   Li, Tanwei ^a   Wu, Changzheng ^a   Zhang, Zude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Microemulsions; Nanocrystals; Photocatalytic activity; Rutile; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROEMULSIONS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; RUTILES; VOLUME RATIOS;

NANOCLUSTERS;

METHYL ORANGE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOROD; OIL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROEMULSION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34748837928     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-006-9197-z     Document Type: Article

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