Facile fabrication of TiO2/SrTiO3 composite nanofibers by electrospinning for high efficient H2 generation

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 942-949

  Bai, Hongwei ^a   Liu, Zhaoyang ^a   Sun, Darren D ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CAPABILITY; COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; FACILE FABRICATION; FIBROUS STRUCTURES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; SACRIFICIAL REAGENT;

ELECTROSPINNING; NANOFIBERS; STRONTIUM TITANATES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84875267697     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12071     Document Type: Article

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