TiO 2 /SiO 2 porous composite thin films: Role of TiO 2 areal loading and modification with gold nanospheres on the photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 383, Issue , 2016, Pages 367-374

  Levchuk, Irina ^a,b   Sillanpää, Mika ^a   Guillard, Chantal ^c   Gregori, Damia ^b   Chateau, Denis ^b   Parola, Stephane ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c INST DE RECHERCHES SUR LA CATALYSE   (France)

Author keywords

Coatings; Gold nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; Sol gel; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; FORMIC ACID; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETRY; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INITIAL DEGRADATION RATE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; TIO2; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROMETRIES;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84988712652     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.04.008     Document Type: Article

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