Improved electrode performance in microbial fuel cells and the enhanced visible light-induced photoelectrochemical behaviour of PtOx@M-TiO2 nanocomposites

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 9131-9139

  Ali Ansari, Sajid ^a   Mansoob Khan, Mohammad ^a,b   Omaish Ansari, Mohd ^a   Hwan Cho, Moo ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Electrochemically active biofilm; Photocurrent; Photoelectrochemical studies; PtOx@TiO2 nanocomposites; Visible light

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATHODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED DEVICES; LIGHT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SURFACE DEFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE BIOFILMS; ELECTRODE PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN PROCESS; LINEAR-SCAN VOLTAMMETRY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

PLATINUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84929278756     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.03.321     Document Type: Article

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