Synthesis of Ag-decorated porous TiO 2 nanowires through a sunlight induced reduction method and its enhanced photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 387, Issue , 2016, Pages 469-476

  Yao, Yun Chang ^a   Dai, Xin Rong ^a   Hu, Xiao Ye ^c   Huang, Su Zhen ^d   Jin, Zhen ^b  

^a Anhui Huaihe River Institute of Hydraulic Research   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Ag; Photocatalytic activity; Porous nanowires; Sunlight induced reduction; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION RATIO; REDUCTION METHOD; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; TIO2;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84978544569     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.06.130     Document Type: Article

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