TiO2 nanotubes and its composites: Photocatalytic and other photo-driven applications

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 280-293

  Subramanian, Vaidyanathan Ravi ^a   Sarker, Swagatom ^a   Yu, Bowen ^a   Kar, Archana ^a   Sun, Xiaodi ^b   Dey, Sandwip K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrochemical synthesis; Energetic material; Nanostructure

Indexed keywords

ANODIZATION PROCESS; ANODIZATIONS; ARTIFICIAL LUNG; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE NANOSTRUCTURES; CYLINDRICAL SHAPES; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; NON-PLANAR SUBSTRATES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RESEARCH GROUPS; TIO;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EXPLOSIVES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873308997     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.392     Document Type: Review

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