Large-scale, three-dimensional, free-standing, and mesoporous metal oxide networks for high-performance photocatalysis

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bai, Hua ^a   Li, Xinshi ^a   Hu, Chao ^a   Zhang, Xuan ^a   Li, Junfang ^a   Yan, Yan ^a   Xi, Guangcheng ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL NANOPARTICLE; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYSIS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84880352058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02204     Document Type: Article

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