Novel CuO/TiO2 nanocomposite films with a graded band gap for visible light irradiation

Materials Express

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 238-244

  Zhang, Xiangchao ^a,b   Tang, Aidong ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gradient; Nanocomposite films; Optical properties; Oxide materials; Sol gel process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871586223     PISSN: 21585849     EISSN: 21585857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/mex.2012.1069     Document Type: Article

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