Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by CeO2 and Fe-doped CeO2 films under visible light irradiation

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Channei, D ^a   Inceesungvorn, B ^a   Wetchakun, N ^a   Ukritnukun, S ^b   Nattestad, A ^c   Chen, J ^c   Phanichphant, S ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 84906817999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05757     Document Type: Article

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