A three-dimensional graphene-TiO 2 nanotube nanocomposite with exceptional photocatalytic activity for dye degradation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 351, Issue , 2015, Pages 303-308

  Zhao, Fenghuan ^a   Dong, Bohua ^a   Gao, Rongjie ^a   Su, Ge ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Shi, Liang ^a   Xia, Chenghui ^b   Cao, Lixin ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Graphene TiO 2; Nanotube; Photocatalytic; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AZO DYES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84964556507     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.05.121     Document Type: Article

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