Enhanced photocatalytic properties of titania-graphene nanocomposites: A density functional theory study

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 6025-6033

  Geng, Wei ^a   Liu, Huanxiang ^b   Yao, Xiaojun ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; OXIDE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; QUANTUM THEORY;

CATALYSIS; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDES; QUANTUM THEORY; TITANIUM;

EID: 84876527076     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3cp43720e     Document Type: Article

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