Extending photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 nanoparticles to visible region of illumination by doping of cerium

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 257-264

  Choudhury, Biswajit ^a   Borah, Bikash ^a   Choudhury, Amarjyoti ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84857999560     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2011.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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