Role of Ag2S coupling on enhancing the visible-light-induced catalytic property of TiO2 nanorod arrays

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Li, Zhengcao ^a   Xiong, Shan ^a   Wang, Guojing ^a   Xie, Zheng ^a,b   Zhang, Zhengjun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84955619361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep19754     Document Type: Article

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