A visible-light-driven composite photocatalyst of TiO2 nanotube arrays and graphene quantum dots

Donald K. L. Chan, Po Ling Cheung and Jimmy C. Yu
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 689–695. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.81

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A visible-light-driven composite photocatalyst of TiO2 nanotube arrays and graphene quantum dots
Donald K. L. Chan, Po Ling Cheung and Jimmy C. Yu
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 689–695. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.81

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Chan, D. K. L.; Cheung, P. L.; Yu, J. C. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 689–695. doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.81

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