(001) Facet-exposed anatase-phase TiO 2 nanotube hybrid reduced graphene oxide composite: Synthesis, characterization and application in photocatalytic degradation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 287, Issue , 2013, Pages 359-368

  Zhou, Xun ^a   Shi, Tiejun ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Zhou, Haiou ^a,b  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ANHUI JIANZHU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal; Lyophilization; Photocatalytic; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYBRID MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; LYOPHILIZATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO);

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84897092375     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.09.156     Document Type: Article

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