Facile low-temperature synthesis of carbon nanotube/ TiO2 nanohybrids with enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Xie, Yunlong ^a   Qian, Huanhuan ^a   Zhong, Yijun ^a   Guo, Hangming ^b   Hu, Yong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jinhua College of Vocation and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; LIGHT; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; BLUE LUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; DISPERSITY; HYBRID STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; NANOHYBRIDS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RHODAMINE-B; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84859759992     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/682138     Document Type: Article

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