Self-induced synthesis of phase-junction TiO2 with a tailored rutile to anatase ratio below phase transition temperature

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Wang, Wei Kang ^a   Chen, Jie Jie ^a   Zhang, Xing ^a   Huang, Yu Xi ^a   Li, Wen Wei ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 84958582247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep20491     Document Type: Article

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