Fabrication, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of anatase TiO2 nanoplates with exposed {001} facets

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gao, Zhonghui ^a   Cui, Zhenduo ^a   Zhu, Shengli ^a,b   Liang, Yanqin ^a   Li, Zhaoyang ^a   Yang, Xianjin ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN KEY LABORATORY OF COMPOSITE AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS   (China)

Author keywords

Annealing; Crystal growth; Nanostructures; TiO2 nanoplates

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH MECHANISMS; NANO-SIZED TIO; NANOPLATES; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SIDE LENGTH; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ANNEALING; CRYSTAL GROWTH; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEATING RATE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEATING; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84889241124     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-2191-3     Document Type: Article

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