TiO2 activity enhancement through synergistic effect of photons localization of photonic crystals and the sensitization of CdS quantum dots

Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue , 2017, Pages 12-20

  Li, Ping ^a,b   Wang, Yuan ^a   Wang, Ai Jun ^a   Chen, Sheng Li ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanocrystalline TiO2; Photo catalyst; Photon localization; Quantum dots; SiO2 opal photonic crystals

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MEMBRANES; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTONIC BAND GAP; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONS; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACETALDEHYDE DEGRADATION; ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION METHODS; NANO-CRYSTALLINE TIO; OPAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTON LOCALIZATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 85006743993     PISSN: 15694410     EISSN: 15694429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.photonics.2016.11.006     Document Type: Article

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