Increased photocatalytic activity of TiO2 mesoporous microspheres from codoping with transition metals and nitrogen

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 3556-3562

  Mathis, J E ^a,b   Lieffers, J J ^a   Mitra, C ^a   Reboredo, F A ^a   Bi, Z ^a   Bridges, C A ^a   Kidder, M K ^a   Paranthaman, M P ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Codoped; D: TiO2; Diffuse reflectance; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REFLECTION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSITION METALS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

CO-DOPED; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE-UV-VIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; HYDROTHERMAL PREPARATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA SPECTROSCOPY; MESOPOROUS MICROSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

NITROGEN;

EID: 84964924264     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.10.164     Document Type: Article

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