An efficient visible and UV-light-activated B-N-codoped TiO2 photocatalytic film for solar depollution prepared via a green method

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Xu, Qing Chi ^a,c   Zhang, Yan ^a   He, Ziming ^a   Loo, Say Chye Joachim ^b   Tan, Timothy Thatt Yang ^a,b  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Boron; Nitrogen; Photocatalysis; Solar depollution

Indexed keywords

BORON; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FILM PREPARATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

DEPOLLUTION; NITROGEN CODOPED; PHOTOCATALYTIC FILM; POROUS STRUCTURES; PREPARATION METHOD; RECOMBINATION CENTERS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

BORON; NITROGEN; STEARIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOPING; GREEN CHEMISTRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR DEPOLLUTION; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84864344700     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1042-y     Document Type: Article

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