Mo-doped TiO2with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity: A combined experimental and theoretical study

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 6865-6871

  Khan, Matiullah ^a,b   Xu, Junna ^a   Cao, Wenbin ^a   Liu, Zi Kui ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BANNU   (Pakistan)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal method; Optimal doping; Visible light photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; OPTIMAL DOPING; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 84907193001     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2014.8985     Document Type: Article

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