Sol-gel preparation, characterization, and photocatalytic activity of macroporous TiO2 thin films

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1191-1197

  Yao, Jianxi ^a,b   Bai, Yiming ^a,b   Chen, Noufu ^a,b   Takahashi, Masahide ^c   Yoko, Toshinobu ^d  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b New and Renewable Energy of Beijing Key Laboratory   (China)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL TEMPLATES; MACROPOROUS; MACROPOROUS STRUCTURES; METHYLENE BLUE DYE; PHOTO-DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POROUS TIO; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; REACTION PARAMETERS; RESIDUAL MONOMERS; RICH PHASE; SOL GEL PREPARATIONS; SOL-GEL METHODS; TIO; UV IRRADIATION; UV LIGHT;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; GELS; IRRADIATION; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 79953691428     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04205.x     Document Type: Article

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