Hierarchical flower-like titanium phosphate derived from H-titanate nanotubes for photocatalysis

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 7293-7302

  Xi, Min ^a   Wu, Liangpeng ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Li, Xinjun ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; NANOSHEETS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; YARN;

AFTER HIGH TEMPERATURE; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; FORMATION MECHANISM; HYDROTHERMAL TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TITANIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

TITANIUM;

EID: 84940462039     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-015-9285-5     Document Type: Article

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