A spontaneous dissolution approach to carbon coated TiO 2 hollow composite spheres with enhanced visible photocatalytic performance

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 286, Issue , 2013, Pages 344-350

  Zhang, Zewu ^a   Zhou, Yuming ^a   Zhang, Yiwei ^a   Sheng, Xiaoli ^a   Zhou, Shijian ^a   Xiang, Sanming ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hollow spheres; Spontaneous dissolution; Visible light photodegradation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COREMAKING; DISSOLUTION; GLUCOSE; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SILICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DISSOLUTION MECHANISM; HOLLOW SPHERE; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SPONTANEOUS DISSOLUTION; VISIBLE LIGHT;

SPHERES;

EID: 84887479927     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.09.084     Document Type: Article

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