Photocatalytic activity of predominantly rutile mixed phase Ag/TiV oxide nanoparticles under visible light irradiation

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3342-3347

  Nair, Ranjith G ^a   Tripathi, A M ^a   Samdarshi, S K ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ag TiV oxide; Phenol; Photocatalysis; Rutile; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GELS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SILVER; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

AG NANOPARTICLE; AG/TIV OXIDE; BAND GAP REDUCTION; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; COMBINED EFFECT; DEGRADATION OF PHENOLS; DEGUSSA P25; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN SIZE; LOCALIZED CHARGE; MIXED PHASE; NANOSCALE SYNTHESIS; OXIDE CATALYSTS; OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RUTILE; SEM; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; TEM; UPPER LIMITS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE LIGHT INDUCED; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; XPS; XRD;

TITANIUM OXIDES;

ABSORPTION; GRAIN SIZE; IRRADIATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHENOL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RUTILE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79955643814     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.03.030     Document Type: Article

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