The influence of the oxidation degree of poly(3-hexylthiophene) on the photocatalytic activity of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/TiO2 composites

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 286-291

  Xu, Shoubin ^a   Gu, Lingxiao ^a   Wu, Kaihua ^a   Yang, Haigang ^a   Song, Yuanqing ^a   Jiang, Long ^a   Dan, Yi ^a  

^a Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Organic inorganic hybrid material; Photocatalysis; Poly(3 hexylthiophene); Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

APPARENT RATE CONSTANT; DEGREE OF OXIDATIONS; FTIR; METHYL ORANGE SOLUTION; ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS; OXIDATION DEGREE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRA; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

AZO DYES; CARRIER MOBILITY; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYBRID MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; REFLECTION; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 80855139533     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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