Wetting angles and photocatalytic activities of illuminated TiO2 thin films
✍ Scribed by V. Rico; P. Romero; J.L. Hueso; J.P. Espinós; A.R. González-Elipe
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 582 KB
- Volume
- 143
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0920-5861
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