How to modify the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin films through their roughness by using additives. A relation between kinetics, morphology and synthesis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 243, Issue , 2014, Pages 537-548

  Malengreaux, Charline M ^a   Léonard, Géraldine M L ^a   Pirard, Sophie L ^a   Cimieri, Iolanda ^b   Lambert, Stéphanie D ^a   Bartlett, John R ^c   Heinrichs, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Additive; Dip coating; Photocatalysis; Sol gel; Thin film; TiO2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894077526     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.11.031     Document Type: Article

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