Synthesis and improved photocatalytic activity of ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets with nearly 100% exposed (001) facets

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 16817-16823

  Chen, Kangmin ^a   Jiang, Zhen ^a   Qin, Jieling ^a   Jiang, Yan ^a   Li, Rong ^a   Tang, Hua ^a   Yang, Xiaofei ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anatase TiO2; Facets; Hydrothermal; Nanosheets; Photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; ENAMELS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSHEETS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; RHODAMINE B; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSITION METAL OXIDES; TRANSITION METALS; TRANSMISSIONS;

ANATASE TIO2; DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC DYES; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; FACETS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84907820166     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.07.050     Document Type: Article

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