Synthesis and characterization of Ag-TiO2-CNT nanoparticle composites with high photocatalytic activity under artificial light

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-111

  Koo, Youngmi ^a   Littlejohn, Ginaya ^a   Collins, Boyce ^a   Yun, Yeoheung ^a   Shanov, Vesselin N ^b   Schulz, Mark ^b   Pai, Devdas ^a   Sankar, Jagannathan ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Environmental degradation; B. Optical properties; D. Surface analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

SILVER;

EID: 84887100501     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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