Visible light-induced photocatalytic reduction of graphene oxide by tungsten oxide thin films

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 276, Issue , 2013, Pages 628-634

  Choobtashani, M ^a   Akhavan, O ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; XPS

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; LIGHT; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; PLATELETS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SURFACE WATERS; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM SHEET; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL EXFOLIATIONS; CHEMICAL STATE; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; REDUCTION LEVEL; TUNGSTEN OXIDE FILMS; TUNGSTEN OXIDE THIN FILMS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT INDUCED;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 84877578293     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.03.144     Document Type: Article

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