Photochemical synthesis of ZnO/Ag nanocomposites

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-440

  Shvalagin, V V ^a   Stroyuk, A L ^a   Kuchmii, S Ya ^a  

^a L V PISARZHEVSKII INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Metal semiconductor composites; Methylene blue; Mie theory; Plasmon resonance; Semiconductor photocatalysis; Sensitization; Silver nanoparticles; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SILVER; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; ZINC OXIDE;

METAL SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOSITES; METHYLENE BLUE; MIE THEORY; PLASMON RESONANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOCRYSTAL; SILVER; SILVER NITRATE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ILLUMINATION; IRRADIATION; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34248347467     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-006-9086-5     Document Type: Article

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