Colloidal Sol-Gel Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activity of Nanoparticulate Nb2O5 Sols

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1968-1973

  Falk, Gilberto ^a   Borlaf, Mario ^a,c   Bendo, Tatiana ^a   Novaes De Oliveira, Antonio Pedro ^a   Rodrigues Neto, João Batista ^a   Moreno, Rodrigo ^b   Gouma, P ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

nanoparticles; Nb2O5 Sol Gel; photocatalysis; synthesis

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; NIOBIUM OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMORPHOUS NANOPARTICLES; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS; NANO PARTICULATES; NANO-SIZED POWDER; ORTHORHOMBIC STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOL - GEL SYNTHESIS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84978003643     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.14217     Document Type: Article

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