Effect of embedded plasmonic au nanoparticles on photocatalysis of electrospun TiO2 nanofibers

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 7963-7967

  Madhavan, Asha Anish ^a   Kumar, Gopika Gopa ^a   Kalluri, Sujith ^a   Joseph, John ^a   Nagarajan, Sivakumar ^a   Nair, Shantikumar ^a   Subramanian, Kavasseri R V ^a   Balakrishnan, Avinash ^a  

^a AMRITA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Au Nanoparticles; Electrospinning; Photocatalytic Activity; Schottky Barrier; TiO2 Fibers

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETERS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; ELECTROSPUN FIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; FIBROUS MATERIAL; INTERNAL INTERFACES; NANO-AU PARTICLES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PLASMONIC; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS; TIO; ULTRA-VIOLET; UV IRRADIATION; VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLASMONS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GOLD;

EID: 84870852524     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.6492     Document Type: Article

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