Hollow TiO2 microspheres assembled with rutile mesocrystals: Low-temperature one-pot synthesis and the photocatalytic performance

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 12317-12322

  Lai, Lu Lu ^a   Wu, Jin Ming ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

D. TiO2; Hollow microspheres; Photocatalysis; Rutile mesocrystals

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERES; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

D. TIO2; DISSOLUTION PRECIPITATIONS; HOLLOW MICROSPHERE; MESOCRYSTALS; MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; UV-LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84934312269     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.06.060     Document Type: Article

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