One-step fabrication of N-doped mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticles by self-assembly for photocatalytic water splitting under visible light

Applied Energy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 148-154

  Liu, Shou Heng ^a   Syu, Han Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mesoporous; N doping; Photocatalytic; Self assembly; Visible light; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UREA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MESOPOROUS; N-DOPING; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; VISIBLE LIGHT; WATER SPLITTING;

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; DESORPTION; EVAPORATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84867713634     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.03.063     Document Type: Article

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