Thiourea-modified TiO2 nanorods with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Molecules

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Wu, Xiaofeng ^a   Fang, Shun ^a   Zheng, Yang ^a   Sun, Jie ^a   Lv, Kangle ^a   Yu, Jimmy C ^b   Ho, Wing Kei ^b  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dope; Hydroxyl radicals; Nanorods; Photocatalytic degradation; TiO2

Indexed keywords

NANOTUBE; THIOUREA; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIOUREA; TITANIUM;

EID: 84963656327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21020181     Document Type: Article

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