Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by TiO2-Cu thin films: Theoretical and experimental study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 273-280

  Carvalho, Hudson W P ^a   Batista, Ana P L ^b   Hammer, Peter ^a   Ramalho, Teodorico C ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cu; Methylene blue; Photocatalysis; TiO2; XPS

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CHEMICAL ETCHING; CU; CU ATOMS; CU CONTENT; CU FILMS; CU LAYERS; CU THIN FILM; DEPTH PROFILE; EFFECT OF DOPING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GRAZING INCIDENCE; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; RED SHIFT; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; TIO; ULTRAVIOLET-VISIBLE SPECTRA; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENT; XPS;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COPPER;

COPPER; METHYLENE BLUE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYSIS; COPPER; DYE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLASS; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORETICAL STUDY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; COPPER; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77957858900     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.033     Document Type: Article

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