Surface modification of sol gel TiO 2 surface with sputtered metallic silver for Sun light photocatalytic activity: Initial studies

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 241-248

  Subrahmanyam, A ^a   Biju, K P ^b   Rajesh, P ^a   Jagadeesh Kumar, K ^a   Raveendra Kiran, M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Govt College Madappally Vadakara   (India)

Author keywords

Kelvin probe; Photocatalysis; Plasmonics; Sol gel; Surface work function; TiO 2 thin films

Indexed keywords

DC MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TECHNIQUE; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; GREEN ENERGY; KELVIN PROBE; KELVIN PROBE MEASUREMENTS; LIGHT DRIVEN; LIGHT EXCITATION; METALLIC SILVER; METALLIC STATE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTON FLUX; PLASMONIC; PLASMONICS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL TECHNIQUES; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; RHODAMINE B; SOL-GEL TIO; SURFACE WORK FUNCTION; SURFACE WORK FUNCTIONS; SURFACE-MODIFIED; THIN FILM PHOTOCATALYST; TIO;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; HYDROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMONS; RATE CONSTANTS; SILVER; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; THIN FILMS; WORK FUNCTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84859541024     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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