Comparative study of photocatalytic performance of titanium oxide spheres assembled by nanorods, nanoplates and nanosheets

International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-80

  Liu, Meinan ^a   Chang, Jin ^a   Yan, Cheng ^a   Bell, John ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hierarchical spheres; Photocatalyst; Titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; IRRADIATION; NANORODS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHERES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DECOMPOSITION RATE; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SURFACE AREA; UV IRRADIATION;

TITANIUM OXIDES;

EID: 84861410416     PISSN: 19475411     EISSN: 1947542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475411.2011.638345     Document Type: Article

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