Uniform TiO2/In2O3 surface films effective in bacterial inactivation under visible light

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 279, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Petronella, Francesca ^a,b   Rtimi, Sami ^a   Comparelli, Roberto ^b   Sanjines, Rosendo ^a   Pulgarin, Cesar ^a   Curri, M Lucia ^b   Kiwi, John ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial inactivation; IFCT mechanism; Magnetron sputtering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893839962     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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