Synthesis, properties, and photocatalytic activities of PbS/TiO2 nanotubes

2008 8th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 557-560

  Ratanatawanate, Chalita ^a   Balkus, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

PbS quantum dots; Photodegradation; TiO2 nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DYES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BIFUNCTIONAL; CATIONIC DYES; FUNCTIONALIZED; ORGANIC DYES; OUTER SURFACES; PBS QUANTUM DOTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; QUANTUM DOTS; SUPERIOR CATALYSTS; TIO2 NANOTUBES; VIS SPECTROSCOPIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 55349138760     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2008.165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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