Intermediate state created by dopant ions (Mn, Co and Zr) into TiO2 nanoparticles for degradation of dyes under visible light

Journal of Molecular Liquids

Volumn 223, Issue , 2016, Pages 652-659

  Gnanasekaran, Lalitha ^a   Hemamalini, R ^a   Saravanan, Rajendran ^b   Ravichandran, K ^c   Gracia, F ^b   Gupta, Vinod Kumar ^d  

^a QUEEN MARY S COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Doped materials; Intermediate states; Photocatalyst; Surface area; Visible light

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; MANGANESE; METAL IONS; METALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSITION METALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRUNAUER-EMMET-TELLER METHODS; DOPED MATERIALS; INTERMEDIATE STATE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SURFACE AREA; VISIBLE LIGHT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

LIGHT;

EID: 84985034243     PISSN: 01677322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.08.105     Document Type: Article

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