Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of graphene based doped TiO 2 nanocomposites

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-15

  Gu, Yongji ^a   Xing, Mingyang ^a   Zhang, Jinlong ^a,b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Hydrothermal; N,V TiO 2 RGO; N TiO 2 RGO; Photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAPHENE; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; VANADIUM;

ABSORPTION INTENSITY; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; NITROGEN DOPED TIO2; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCOMPOSITE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84922851631     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.182     Document Type: Article

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