Singular effect of crystallite size on the charge carrier generation andphotocatalytic activity of nano-TiO2

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 151-157

  Strauss, Mathias ^a   Pastorello, Murilo ^a   Sigoli, Fernando A ^a   De Souza E Silva, Juliana M ^a   Mazali, Italo O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; Photodegradation; Size effect; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FREE RADICALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCATALYSTS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SALICYLIC ACID; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYST NANO PARTICLES; CHARGE CARRIER GENERATION; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; POLLUTANT ADSORPTION; SIZE EFFECTS; TIO2;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 84922917287     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.06.071     Document Type: Article

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