Copper NPs decorated titania: A novel synthesis by high energy US with a study of the photocatalytic activity under visible light

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages 295-301

  Stucchi, Marta ^a,b   Bianchi, Claudia L ^a,b   Pirola, Carlo ^a,b   Cerrato, Giuseppina ^b,c   Morandi, Sara ^b,c   Argirusis, Christos ^d   Sourkouni, Georgia ^e   Naldoni, Alberto ^f   Capucci, Valentino ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b National Consortium of Materials Science and Technology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e Clausthaler Zentrum für Materialtechnik CZM   (Germany)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g GranitiFiandre SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copper NPs; LED; Photocatalysis; TiO2; Ultrasound; Visible light; VOC

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER OXIDES; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRASONICS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC MOLECULES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PRECURSOR MOLECULES; SAMPLE MORPHOLOGY; TIO2; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

LIGHT;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; COPPER OXIDE; CUPRIC OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH ENERGY ULTRASOUND; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84955267451     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.01.015     Document Type: Article

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