Sol-gel synthesis, characterisation and photocatalytic activity of pure, W-, Ag- and W/Ag co-doped TiO2 nanopowders

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 214, Issue , 2013, Pages 364-375

  Tobaldi, D M ^a   Pullar, R C ^a   Gualtieri, A F ^b   Seabra, M P ^a   Labrincha, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doped titania; Nanostructures; Optical properties; Photocatalysis; Sol gel synthesis; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; CO-DOPED; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DOPED TITANIA; DRIED GEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS; LIQUID SOLIDS; NANO POWDERS; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; TIO; TITANIA; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; X-RAY POWDER;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; POWDERS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 84870170333     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.11.018     Document Type: Article

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