Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanofibers and Their Flexible Composite Films: Decomposition of Organic Dyes and Efficient H2 Generation from Ethanol-Water Mixtures

Nano Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 360-369

  Wu, Ming Chung ^a,c   Sápi, András ^b   Avila, Anna ^a   Szabó, Mária ^b   Hiltunen, Jussi ^a   Huuhtanen, Mika ^a   Tóth, Géza ^a   Kukovecz, Ákos ^b   Kónya, Zoltán ^b   Keiski, Riitta ^a   Su, Wei Fang ^c   Jantunen, Heli ^a   Kordás, Krisztián ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

nanowires; oxidation of organic dyes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954784823     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-0090-9     Document Type: Article

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