Preparation and characterization of transparent hydrophilic photocatalytic TiO2/SiO2 thin films on polycarbonate

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3730-3739

  Fateh, Razan ^a   Dillert, Ralf ^a   Bahnemann, Detlef ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL SURFACE GROUPS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; POLYCARBONATE SUBSTRATES; SELF-CLEANING PROPERTIES; SUPER-HYDROPHILICITY; UV/VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COATINGS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL STABILITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYCARBONATES; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84875352193     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la400191x     Document Type: Article

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