Shape Transition of TiO2 Nanocube to Nanospindle Embedded on Reduced Graphene Oxide with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 6922-6932

  Mukhopadhyay, Soumita ^a   Maiti, Debabrata ^a   Saha, Arindam ^a   Devi, Parukuttyamma Sujatha ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL GLASS AND CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; GRAPHENE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

ETHANOL-WATER SOLVENTS; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; HYDROTHERMALLY TREATED; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 85002638252     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b01096     Document Type: Article

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