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Influence of the structural and surface properties on photocatalytic activity of TiO2:Nd thin films

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Volume 17 (2015): Issue 2 (June 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2015-0037 | Journal eISSN: 3072-0389
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Keywords:
TiO2,
neodymium,
thin films,
magnetron sputtering,
photocatalysis,
phenol decomposition
Related subjects:
Industrial chemistry,
Biotechnology,
Chemical engineering,
Process engineering

© 2015 Damian Wojcieszak, Michał Mazur, Danuta Kaczmarek, Jerzy Morgiel, Agata Poniedziałek, Jarosław Domaradzki, Aleksandra Czeczot, published by West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin
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