Photocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped TiO2-based nanowires: A photo-assisted Kelvin probe force microscopy study

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wu, Ming Chung ^a   Liao, Hsueh Chung ^b   Cho, Yu Cheng ^b   Hsu, Che Pu ^b   Lin, Ting Han ^a   Su, Wei Fang ^b   Sápi, András ^c   Kukovecz, Ákos ^c   Kónya, Zoltán ^c   Shchukarev, Andrey ^d   Sarkar, Anjana ^d   Larsson, William ^d   Mikkola, Jyri Pekka ^d,f   Mohl, Melinda ^e   Tóth, Géza ^e   Jantunen, Heli ^e   Valtanen, Anna ^e   Huuhtanen, Mika ^e   Keiski, Riitta L ^e   Kordás, Krisztián ^e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND REACTION ENGINEERING   (Finland)

Author keywords

Kelvin probe force microscopy; Nanostructured catalyst; Photocatalyst; Photodegradation; Surface potential; TiO2

Indexed keywords

HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPES; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; NANO-STRUCTURED CATALYST; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTODEGRADATION ACTIVITY; SOLAR SIMULATOR IRRADIATION; TIO;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); IRRADIATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRONS; PROBES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SURFACE POTENTIAL;

NANOWIRE; NITROGEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; MICROSCOPY; PHOTO ASSISTED KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84888797574     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-2143-y     Document Type: Article

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