Bandgap tailoring of in-situ nitrogen-doped TiO2 sputtered films intended for electrophotocatalytic applications under solar light

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 15, 2014, Pages

  Delegan, N ^a   Daghrir, R ^b   Drogui, P ^b   El Khakani, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDGAP TAILORING; NITROGEN-DOPED TIO; SOLAR LIGHT; SPUTTERED FILMS;

EID: 84908405794     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4898589     Document Type: Article

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