Enabling aqueous electrophoretic growth of adherent nanotitania mesoporous films via intrafilm cathodic deposition of hydrous zinc oxide

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 169-179

  Parsi Benehkohal, Nima ^a   Gomez, Mario A ^a   Gauvin, Raynald ^a   Demopoulos, George P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aqueous suspension; Composite; Electrophoretic deposition; Photocatalysis; TiO2 ZnO

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; CATHODIC DEPOSITION; CATHODIC POTENTIALS; CO-DEPOSITS; CODEPOSITION; COSOLVENTS; DC VOLTAGE; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; GALVANOSTATICS; ISO-PROPANOLS; MESOPOROUS FILMS; MIXED PHASE; NANO-TITANIA; NANOZINC; ORGANIC SOLVENT MEDIA; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR FILMS; SURFACE COVERAGES; TIO; ZN CONTENT; ZNO; ZNO FILMS;

ADDITIVES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROPHORESIS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ZINC;

EID: 84870213149     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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