Photocatalytic activity of vis-responsive Ag-nanoparticles/TiO2 composite thin films fabricated by molecular precursor method (MPM)

Catalysts

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 625-645

  Daniel, Likius S ^a   Nagai, Hiroki ^a   Yoshida, Naoya ^a   Sato, Mitsunobu ^a  

^a KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ag NP; Methylene blue; Molecular precursor method; Photocatalyst; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899002357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/catal3030625     Document Type: Article

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