Synthesis and structural features of mesoporous NiO/TiO 2 nanocomposites prepared by sol-gel method for photodegradation of methylene blue dye

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 238, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-70

  Ahmed, M A ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Energy band gap; Mesoporous nanocomposites; Methylene blue degradation; Rietveld analysis; Sol gel; TEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861002087     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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