The synthesis of nitrogen/sulfur co-doped TiO2 nanocrystals with a high specific surface area and a high percentage of {001} facets and their enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Shi, Wenjing ^a   Yang, Weiyi ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Gao, Shian ^a   Shang, Panju ^a   Shang, Jian Ku ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Highly active 001 facets; Nitrogen sulfur co doped; Visible light photocatalytic performance

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CO-DOPED; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HIGHLY ACTIVE {001} FACETS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SOLVENT THERMAL PROCESS;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84871025102     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-590     Document Type: Article

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