journal article·2025-05

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation efficiency for TiO2-carbon dots composite catalyst prepared via calcination-hydrothermal sequential treatment

Yungang Yuan, Zhuang Xiang, Yongjian Tong, Zhili Peng

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 27· Issue 5
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