Microwave-induced fast crystallization of amorphous hierarchical anatase microspheres

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-5

  Calatayud, David G ^a   Jardiel, Teresa ^a   Peiteado, Marco ^b   Caballero, Amador C ^a   Fernández Hevia, Daniel ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^d INAEL Electrical Systems   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hierarchical microspheres; Microwave heating; Nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; TiO2 anatase

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MICROSPHERES; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; POROSITY; SINTERING; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; HIERARCHICAL MICROSPHERES; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA AND POROSITIES; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TIO2 ANATASE;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84904010363     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-273     Document Type: Article

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