The effects of firing conditions on the properties of electrophoretically deposited titanium dioxide films on graphite substrates

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2877-2885

  Hanaor, Dorian ^a   Michelazzi, Marco ^b   Chenu, Jeremy ^a   Leonelli, Cristina ^b   Sorrell, Charles C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Films; Photocatalysis; Sintering; Substrates; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ANATASE FILMS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; DISPERSANTS; FIRING CONDITIONS; FIRING TEMPERATURE; GRAPHITE SUBSTRATE; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; OXALIC ACID; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; REDUCTION EFFECTS; TIO; TITANIUM DIOXIDE FILMS; VALENCE BAND STATE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAPHITE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SINTERING; THICK FILMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 80052347085     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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