Nitrogen incorporation in TiO2: Does it make a visible light photo-active material?

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Viswanathan, B ^a   Krishanmurthy, K R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENERGY GAP; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; OPTICAL LATTICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

ACTIVE MATERIAL; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION OF WATERS; NATIVE CONFIGURATION; NITROGEN INCORPORATION; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; TITANIA; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE REGION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84864960629     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/269654     Document Type: Review

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