Preparation and Characterization of Surface Photocatalytic Activity with NiO/TiO2 Nanocomposite Structure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material Preparation and Experimental Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
Values | Controlled TiO2 | NiO/TiO2 (450 °C) | NiO/TiO2 (550 °C) | NiO/TiO2 (650 °C) |
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k (min−1) | 0.0232 | 0.0236 | 0.0304 | 0.0251 |
Rq (nm) | 5.3 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
Samples | Concentration (cm−3) | Mobility (cm2·V−1·s−1) | Resistivity (Ω·cm) |
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As-deposited Ni | -8.23 × 1023 | 4.74 | 1.64 × 10−6 |
NiO (450 °C) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NiO (550 °C) | 2.60 × 1018 | 21.6 | 1.11 × 10−1 |
NiO (650 °C) | 1.29 × 1014 | 4.30 | 1.13 × 104 |
Controlled TiO2 | -3.55 × 1013 | 40.8 | 4.32 × 103 |
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, J.-Z.; Chen, T.-H.; Lai, L.-W.; Li, P.-Y.; Liu, H.-W.; Hong, Y.-Y.; Liu, D.-S. Preparation and Characterization of Surface Photocatalytic Activity with NiO/TiO2 Nanocomposite Structure. Materials 2015, 8, 4273-4286. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8074273
Chen J-Z, Chen T-H, Lai L-W, Li P-Y, Liu H-W, Hong Y-Y, Liu D-S. Preparation and Characterization of Surface Photocatalytic Activity with NiO/TiO2 Nanocomposite Structure. Materials. 2015; 8(7):4273-4286. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8074273
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Jian-Zhi, Tai-Hong Chen, Li-Wen Lai, Pei-Yu Li, Hua-Wen Liu, Yi-You Hong, and Day-Shan Liu. 2015. "Preparation and Characterization of Surface Photocatalytic Activity with NiO/TiO2 Nanocomposite Structure" Materials 8, no. 7: 4273-4286. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8074273