Synthesis, crystallinity control, and photocatalysis of nanostructured titanium dioxide shells

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 362-368

  Joo, Ji Bong ^a   Zhang, Qiao ^a   Dahl, Michael ^a   Zaera, Francisco ^a   Yin, Yadong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Core shell; Crystallinity; Hollow shell; Nanostructure; Photocatalyst; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CATALYST MATERIAL; CORE-SHELL; CRYSTALLINITIES; HOLLOW SHELLS; METAL DECORATION; NANOSTRUCTURED TIO; NANOSTRUCTURED TITANIUM; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PLASMONIC; RATIONAL DESIGN; RECALCINATION; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS; SHELL STRUCTURE; SYNTHETIC METHODS; TEMPLATE-FREE; TIO;

CALCINATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SILICA;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873296635     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.280     Document Type: Article

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