Advanced Photocatalysts Based on Reduced Nanographene Oxide–TiO2 Photonic Crystal Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Inverse Opal Fabrication and Surface Modification
2.3. Material Characterization
2.4. Photocatalytic Performance
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology, Structural, and Optical Properties
3.2. Photocatalysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Diamantopoulou, A.; Sakellis, E.; Gardelis, S.; Tsoutsou, D.; Glenis, S.; Boukos, N.; Dimoulas, A.; Likodimos, V. Advanced Photocatalysts Based on Reduced Nanographene Oxide–TiO2 Photonic Crystal Films. Materials 2019, 12, 2518. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12162518
Diamantopoulou A, Sakellis E, Gardelis S, Tsoutsou D, Glenis S, Boukos N, Dimoulas A, Likodimos V. Advanced Photocatalysts Based on Reduced Nanographene Oxide–TiO2 Photonic Crystal Films. Materials. 2019; 12(16):2518. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12162518
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiamantopoulou, Angeliki, Elias Sakellis, Spiros Gardelis, Dimitra Tsoutsou, Spyridon Glenis, Nikolaos Boukos, Athanasios Dimoulas, and Vlassis Likodimos. 2019. "Advanced Photocatalysts Based on Reduced Nanographene Oxide–TiO2 Photonic Crystal Films" Materials 12, no. 16: 2518. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12162518