Enhanced photocatalytic properties of lanthanide-TiO2 nanotubes: An experimental and theoretical study

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 205, Issue , 2017, Pages 376-385

  Mazierski, Paweł ^a   Lisowski, Wojciech ^b   Grzyb, Tomasz ^c   Winiarski, Michał Jerzy ^d   Klimczuk, Tomasz ^d   Mikołajczyk, Alicja ^a   Flisikowski, Jakub ^a   Hirsch, Adam ^a   Kołakowska, Agnieszka ^a   Puzyn, Tomasz ^a   Zaleska Medynska, Adriana ^a   Nadolna, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

^c ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Electrochemical method; Rare earth metal; TiO2nanotubes; Toluene degradation; Visible light photoactivity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; PHOTOACTIVITY; RARE EARTH METALS; TIO2NANOTUBES; TOLUENE DEGRADATIONS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85008697701     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.12.044     Document Type: Article

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