Current trends in energy band gap manipulation of nanocrystalline TiO2 for photocatalytic purposes

Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-72

  Bousiakou Leda, G ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Metal doping; Non metal doping; Organic dyes; Photocatalysis; Semiconductor layering; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYST; CRYSTALLINITY; DYE; METAL; OXIDE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TITANIUM; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

EID: 84920470241     PISSN: 09720626     EISSN: 22784527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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