A novel thermophotocatalyst of mixed-phase cerium oxide (CeO2/Ce2O3) homocomposite nanostructure: Role of interface and oxygen vacancies

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 414-422

  Verma, Ranjana ^a   Samdarshi, S K ^b   Bojja, Sreedhar ^c   Paul, Samrat ^d   Choudhury, Biswajit ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cerium oxides; Optical properties; Thermo photo catalysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AZO DYES; CHARACTERIZATION; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHASE INTERFACES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPLEMENTARY CHARACTERISTICS; DISORDERED NANOSTRUCTURES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VISIBLE IRRADIATION;

CERIUM OXIDE;

EID: 84933558086     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.027     Document Type: Article

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