Water bath synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic performances of urchin-like micro/nanostructured α-FeOOH

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1629-1638

  Kang, Shenghong ^a   Wang, Guozhong ^a   Fang, Ming ^a   Wang, Huiming ^a   Wang, Xianbiao ^a   Cai, Weiping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

enhanced photocatalytic performances; urchin like micro nanostructured FeOOH; water bath synthesis

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IRON COMPOUNDS; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SPHERES; TEMPERATURE; UREA;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PREFERENTIAL GROWTH; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; URCHIN-LIKE; WATER BATHS;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 84929711639     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2015.103     Document Type: Article

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