Visible-light active conducting polymer nanostructures with superior photocatalytic activity

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Ghosh, Srabanti ^a   Kouame, Natalie Amoin ^a   Remita, Samy ^a,b   Ramos, Laurence ^c   Goubard, Fabrice ^d   Aubert, Pierre Henri ^d   Dazzi, Alexandre ^a   Deniset Besseau, Ariane ^a   Remita, Hynd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Unité de Recherches Mesures Physiques Métrologie   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

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EID: 84949637323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep18002     Document Type: Article

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