Significance of crystallinity on the photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 nanotube arrays

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 313, Issue , 2014, Pages 449-454

  Nishanthi, S T ^a   Iyyapushpam, S ^a   Sundarakannan, B ^a   Subramanian, E ^a   Pathinettam Padiyan, D ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conical; Crystallinity; Photocatalytic degradation; Photoluminescence; Surface defects

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AZO DYES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY GAP; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOTUBES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SURFACE DEFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

CONICAL; CRYSTALLINITIES; ELECTRO-CHEMICAL ANODIZATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84904808567     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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