Fabrication of plasmonic Au/TiO2 nanotube arrays with enhanced photoelectrocatalytic activities

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 9387-9395

  Yin, Yunchao ^a   Liu, Enzhou ^a   Li, Hua ^a   Wan, Jun ^a   Fan, Jun ^a   Hu, Xiaoyun ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Tang, Chunni ^a   Pu, Chenchen ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au nanoparticles; Environmental remediation; Photoelectrocatalytic; Plasmon; TiO2 nanotube arrays

Indexed keywords

DYES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; GOLD ALLOYS; GOLD DEPOSITS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; PLASMONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

AU NANOPARTICLE; CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

GOLD;

EID: 84959906394     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.02.157     Document Type: Article

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