Characteristics and photocatalytic effects of Zn/ZnO nanowhiskers compared with ZnO nanoparticles

Journal Wuhan University of Technology, Materials Science Edition

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 643-648

  Liu, Hongfang ^a   Wu, Run ^b   Huang, Zhuo ^c   Hu, Junhui ^a   Tang, Heqing ^a   Xie, Changsheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Aniline; Catalyst; Photocatalysis; Zn ZnO nanowhiskers; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ARGON; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC OXIDE;

TETRAPOD MORPHOLOGY; TETRAPOD NANOWHISKERS;

NANOWHISKERS;

EID: 38049153149     PISSN: 10002413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11595-006-4643-4     Document Type: Article

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