Thin-film epitaxy and enhancement of photocatalytic activity of anatase/zirconia heterostructures by nanosecond excimer laser treatment

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 7138-7147

  Bayati, M R ^a   Alipour, H M ^a   Joshi, S ^b   Molaei, R ^a   Narayan, R J ^a,c   Narayan, J ^a   Misture, S T ^d  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c North Carolina 27599 and North Carolina State University   (United States)

^d Alfred University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL RELATIONSHIPS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEVICES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; TETRAGONAL YTTRIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIAS;

ANNEALING; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; EXCIMER LASERS; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POINT DEFECTS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; RATE CONSTANTS; SILICON OXIDES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIA;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84876242468     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400545t     Document Type: Article

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