Photocatalytic and conductive MWCNT/TiO2 nanocomposite thin films

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2646-2652

  Tettey, Kwadwo E ^a   Yee, Michael Q ^a   Lee, Daeyeon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; CNT TiO2 composites; photocatalysis; thin films; titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OT; AMPHIPHILICS; ASSEMBLY CONDITION; CNT/TIO2 COMPOSITES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS; NON-POLAR SOLVENTS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC NANOCOMPOSITES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TIO; VERSATILE METHODS;

COMPLEXATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON NANOTUBE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 79151469317     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am1004656     Document Type: Article

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