Enhancement in photo-induced hydrophilicity of TiO2/CNT nanostructures by applying voltage

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 25, 2011, Pages

  Abdi, Yaser ^a   Khalilian, Maryam ^a   Arzi, Ezatollah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAY; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC BIAS; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; P-N JUNCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOINDUCED HYDROPHILICITY; RECOMBINATION RATE; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SUPER-HYDROPHILIC; TIO; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT; UV IRRADIATION; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT EXCITATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 79958842920     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/25/255405     Document Type: Article

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