Niobium surface segregation in polycrystalline niobium-doped titanium dioxide

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3407-3413

  Sheppard, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT OXYGEN; DEPTH PROFILE; DRIVING FORCES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGH OXYGENS; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; LOW OXYGEN; NB SEGREGATION; NEAR SURFACE REGIONS; OXYGEN ACTIVITY; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SURFACE ACTIVITIES; SURFACE CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TIO;

NIOBIUM; PHOTOELECTRONS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE SEGREGATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

OXYGEN;

EID: 84874173845     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp311392d     Document Type: Article

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