Photoelectrochemical properties of Fe 2O 3 supported on TiO 2 -based thin films converted from self-assembled hydrogen titanate nanotube powders

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Noh, Kyung Jong ^a   Oh, Hyo Jin ^a   Kim, Bo Ra ^a   Jung, Sang Chul ^b   Kang, Wooseung ^c   Kim, Sun Jae ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^c Inha Technical College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE THIN FILMS; CRYSTALLINITY CHANGES; CURRENT VOLTAGE; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; HYDROGEN TITANATE; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; NANO-SIZED; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SELF-ASSEMBLING; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; TIO;

HYDROGEN; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84864959421     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/475430     Document Type: Article

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