Single step formation of C-TiO2 nanotubes: Influence of applied voltage and their photocatalytic activity under solar illumination

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Lai, Chin Wei ^a   Sreekantan, Srimala ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; YARN;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; HIGH UNIFORMITY; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY UNDER SOLAR ILLUMINATION; SELF-ALIGNED; SINGLE-STEP; STEP FORMATION; TIO 2 NANOTUBE; TITANIA;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84893803451     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/276504     Document Type: Article

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