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International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 2012, Article ID 758539, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/758539
Research Article

Doped Titanium Dioxide Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition Method

Juguang Hu,1 Huabin Tang,1 Xiaodong Lin,1 Zhongkuan Luo,2 Huiqun Cao,2 Qiwen Li,1 Yi Liu,1 Jinghua Long,1 and Pei Wang1

1College of Physics Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, Shenzhen 518060, China
2College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, Shenzhen 518060, China

Received 28 January 2012; Accepted 2 April 2012

Academic Editor: Baibiao Huang

Copyright © 2012 Juguang Hu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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