Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of dyes over graphene/Pd/TiO2 nanocomposites: TiO2 nanowires versus TiO2 nanoparticles

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 498, Issue , 2017, Pages 423-432

  Safajou, Hamed ^a   Khojasteh, Hossein ^a   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a   Mortazavi Derazkola, Sobhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graphene; Nanostructures; Palladium; Photocatalysis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DYES; ENERGY GAP; GRAPHENE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOWIRES; PALLADIUM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; REDUCING AGENTS;

HIGH SURFACE AREA; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; NANOWIRE STRUCTURES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-DEPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SEMICONDUCTOR BEHAVIOR; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GRAPHENE OXIDE; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOWIRE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOWIRE; PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLE; PALLADIUM NANOWIRE; RHODAMINE B; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOWIRE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTALLIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 85016087675     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.03.078     Document Type: Article

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