Preparation and characterisation of manganese–TiO2 nanocomposites for solar water splitting

Surface Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 514-519

  Momeni, M M ^a   Hakimian, M ^b   Kazempour, A ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anodising; Film; Mn TiO2; Nanocomposite; Nanotube; Solar water splitting

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FILM PREPARATION; FILMS; MANGANESE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

ANODISING; ELEMENTAL MAPPING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; PURE TITANIUM PLATES; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84978646762     PISSN: 02670844     EISSN: 17432944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743294415Y.0000000073     Document Type: Article

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