Experimental and Theoretical Investigations on the Activity and Stability of Substitutional and Interstitial Boron in TiO2 Photocatalyst

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 32, 2015, Pages 18581-18590

  Patel, N ^a,b   Dashora, Alpa ^a   Jaiswal, R ^a   Fernandes, R ^a   Yadav, M ^a   Kothari, D C ^a   Ahuja, B L ^c   Miotello, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; CHARGE CARRIERS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

INTERSTITIAL SITES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION PROCESS; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

BORON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84939206615     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05290     Document Type: Article

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