Enhanced photocatalytic activity of nitrogen and indium co-doped mesoporous TiO 2 nanocomposites for the degradation of 2,4-dinitrophenol under visible light

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 342, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Myilsamy, M ^a   Mahalakshmi, M ^a   Murugesan, V ^b   Subha, N ^a  

^a SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Charge carriers; N In 2 O 3 TiO 2 2; 4 dinitrophenol; Photocatalysis; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDIUM; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE-UV-VIS; PHOTO-INDUCED CHARGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84927509746     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.03.017     Document Type: Article

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