Fluorine-free synthesis of well-dispersed hollow TiO2 spheres via ostwald ripening: Process, mechanism, and photocatalytic performance

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1421-1427

  Liu, Yang ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Gao, Shian ^a   Shang, Jian Ku ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE PHASE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; REACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; REACTION SOLUTIONS; SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS; UV ILLUMINATIONS; WELL-DISPERSED;

CALCINATION; FLUORINE; NITRIC ACID; OSTWALD RIPENING; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLVENTS; SPHERES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84877787626     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12311     Document Type: Article

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