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Open AccessCorrection: Corrigendum: Inorganic Photocatalytic Enhancement: Activated RhB Photodegradation by Surface Modification of SnO2 Nanocrystals with V2O5-like species
Scientific Reports 7: Article number: 44763; published online: 16 March 2017; updated: 15 June 2017. In this Article, an affiliation for Jordi Arbiol was omitted. The correct affiliations for Jordi Arbiol are ...
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Open AccessInorganic Photocatalytic Enhancement: Activated RhB Photodegradation by Surface Modification of SnO2 Nanocrystals with V2O5-like species
SnO2 nanocrystals were prepared by precipitation in dodecylamine at 100 °C, then they were reacted with vanadium chloromethoxide in oleic acid at 250 °C. The resulting materials were heat-treated at various tempe...
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