Thickness-dependent photocatalytic performance of nanocrystalline TiO 2 thin films prepared by sol-gel spin coating

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 280, Issue , 2013, Pages 737-744

  Wu, Chung Yi ^a   Lee, Yuan Ling ^b   Lo, Yu Shiu ^b,c   Lin, Chen Jui ^a   Wu, Chien Hou ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Sol gel spin coating; Thickness; Thin films; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COATINGS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; FILM THICKNESS; IRRADIATION; LIME; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SPIN COATING; SPIN GLASS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSPARENCY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SOL-GEL SPIN COATING; THICKNESS; TIO2 NANOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; TITANIUM TETRAISOPROPOXIDE; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84879693209     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.05.053     Document Type: Article

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