Shape-controlled synthesis of α-Fe2O3 nanostructures: Engineering their surface properties for improved photocatalytic degradation efficiency Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bharathi, S ^a,b   Nataraj, D ^a   Senthil, K ^c   Masuda, Yoshitake ^d  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b The University of Texas at San Antonio   (United States)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Iron oxide nanostructures; Photocatalysis; Shape controlled synthesis; Surface porosity

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; HEMATITE; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PORE SIZE; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SHAPE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; SURFACE POROSITY; WELL-DEFINED MORPHOLOGIES;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

FERRIC OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; RHODAMINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; HYDROLYSIS; NANOENGINEERING; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84870777767     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1346-y     Document Type: Article

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