Ammonium acetate and ethylenediamine-assisted synthesis of anatase nanocrystals with {0 1 0} facets and enhanced photocatalytic activity

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 961-968

  Wang, Penghua ^a   Lei, Juying ^b   Xing, Mingyang ^a   Wang, Lingzhi ^a   Liu, Yongdi ^b   Zhang, Jinlong ^a,c  

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

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

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium acetate; Anatase TiO2< inf> nanocrystal; Ethylenediamine; Photocatalyst; 0 1 0 facet

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

AMMONIUM ACETATE; ANATASE TIO; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; ETHYLENE DIAMINE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLVOTHERMAL APPROACH; {0 1 0} FACET;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84929629953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.03.012     Document Type: Article

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