Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2-B Nanobelts with Highly Crystalized Walls toward Efficient H2 Evolution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, P.; Cao, Q.; Zheng, D.; Alshehri, A.A.; Alghamidi, Y.G.; Alzahrani, K.A.; Kim, M.; Hou, J.; Lai, L.; Yamauchi, Y.; et al. Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2-B Nanobelts with Highly Crystalized Walls toward Efficient H2 Evolution. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 919. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070919
Li P, Cao Q, Zheng D, Alshehri AA, Alghamidi YG, Alzahrani KA, Kim M, Hou J, Lai L, Yamauchi Y, et al. Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2-B Nanobelts with Highly Crystalized Walls toward Efficient H2 Evolution. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(7):919. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070919
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Ping, Qing Cao, Dehua Zheng, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Yousef Gamaan Alghamidi, Khalid Ahmed Alzahrani, Minjun Kim, Jie Hou, Linfei Lai, Yusuke Yamauchi, and et al. 2019. "Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2-B Nanobelts with Highly Crystalized Walls toward Efficient H2 Evolution" Nanomaterials 9, no. 7: 919. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070919