The influence of the ethanol-water molar ratio in the precursor solution on morphology and photocatalytic activity of pyrolytic ZnO films

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 783-788

  Quintana, Maria ^a   Rodríguez, Juan ^a,b   Solis, José ^a,b   Estrada, Walter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENIERÍA   (Peru)

^b INSTITUTO PERUANO DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR   (Peru)

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EID: 24644432887     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2004-11-30-RA-384R.1     Document Type: Article

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