Microwave-assisted synthesis of boron-modified TiO2 nanocrystals

Inorganics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 264-277

  Carlucci, Claudia ^a   Scremin, Barbara Federica ^a   Sibillano, Teresa ^b   Giannini, Cinzia ^b   Filippo, Emanuela ^c   Perulli, Patrizia ^c   Capodilupo, Agostina Lina ^a   Corrente, Giuseppina Anna ^d   Ciccarella, Giuseppe ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatase; Doping; Microwave synthesis; Nanocrystals; Photoactivity; TiO2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930659013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23046740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/inorganics2020264     Document Type: Article

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