One-step formation and photocatalytic performance of spindle-like TiO2 nanorods synthesized by dealloying amorphous Cu50Ti50 alloy

Corrosion Science

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-73

  Zhao, Zhengfeng ^a   Xu, Jing ^a   Liaw, Peter K ^b   Wu, Bo ^a   Wang, Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JINAN   (China)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Copper; A. Titanium; B. SEM; C. Acid corrosion; C. Amorphous structures; C. De alloying

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; MECHANICAL ALLOYING; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; POWDERS;

ACID CORROSION; AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; CORE-SHELL; DE-ALLOYING; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; MECHANICAL ALLOYING METHOD; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; RUTILE TIO;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84899415431     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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