Surface characterisation and photocatalytic performance of N-doped TiO2 thin films deposited onto 200 nm pore size alumina membranes by sol-gel methods

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 159, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-37

  Grilli, R ^a   Di Camillo, D ^b   Lozzi, L ^b   Horovitz, I ^c   Mamane, H ^c   Avisar, D ^c   Baker, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy (SEM); Oxides; Sol gel growth; Thin films; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; APPLICATORS; COATINGS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; PORE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM); ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SOL-GEL GROWTH; SURFACE CHARACTERISATION; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84929283477     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2015.03.044     Document Type: Article

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