Influence of thermal annealing on the photo catalytic properties of TiO2 nanoparticles under solar irradiation

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 7987-7996

  Prasannalakshmi, P ^a   Shanmugam, N ^a   Kannadasan, N ^a   Sathishkumar, K ^a   Viruthagiri, G ^a   Poonguzhali, R ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANNEALED TEMPERATURE; BAND GAP REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SOLAR IRRADIATION; THERMAL-ANNEALING; VISIBLE EMISSIONS;

ANNEALING;

EID: 84941936816     PISSN: 09574522     EISSN: 1573482X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-015-3453-x     Document Type: Article

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