Hierarchical TiO 2 spheres: Facile fabrication and enhanced photocatalysis

Rare Metals

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 153-156

  Liu, Min ^a,b   Piao, Lingyu ^a   Wang, Wenjing ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Hierarchical structure; Hydrothermal; Photocatalysis; Ti powder; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

ANATASE STRUCTURES; APPARENT RATE CONSTANT; FACILE FABRICATION; HF SOLUTIONS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; LIGHT-HARVESTING; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TIO; TITANIA;

HYDROFLUORIC ACID; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; SPHERES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84862908709     PISSN: 10010521     EISSN: 18677185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12598-011-0259-8     Document Type: Article

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