Probing photon localization effect between titania and photonic crystals on enhanced photocatalytic activity of titania film

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 284, Issue , 2016, Pages 305-314

  Li, Ping ^a,b   Chen, Sheng Li ^a   Wang, Ai Jun ^a   Wang, Yuan ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanocrystalline TiO2< inf>; Photocatalyst; Photon localization; Photonic crystals; SiO2< inf> opal

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; COMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; NANO-CRYSTALLINE TIO; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTON LOCALIZATION; SILICA SUSPENSIONS; STATION-ARY VALUES; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; VERTICAL DEPOSITIONS;

PHOTONS;

EID: 84941702350     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.08.094     Document Type: Article

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