Preparation of improved p-n junction NiO/TiO2 nanotubes for solar-energy-driven light photocatalysis

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sim, Lan Ching ^a   Ng, Kai Wern ^a   Ibrahim, Shaliza ^a   Saravanan, Pichiah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOTUBES; NICKEL OXIDE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLUTIONS; YARN;

CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; ENERGY-DRIVEN; INNER DIAMETERS; NICKEL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; P-N JUNCTION; SELF-ORGANISED; TIO 2 NANOTUBE; TUBE LENGTH; WALL THICKNESS; WET IMPREGNATION METHOD;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84874543472     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/659013     Document Type: Article

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