Visible light photocatalysis by tailoring crystal defections in zinc oxide nanostructures

Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 399-407

  Baruah, Sunandan ^a   Rafique, Framan Faizur ^a   Dutta, Joydeep ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Doping; Methylene blue; Nanoparticles; Nanorods; Photocatalysis; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; DEGRADATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC WIRE; MANGANESE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC;

ALCOHOLIC SOLVENTS; BAND GAPS; CONVENTIONAL HEATING METHODS; DEFECT CREATIONS; DOPED SAMPLES; DOPING; EFFECTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATIONS; INTERMEDIATE STATE; METHYLENE BLUE; OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC DEGRADATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET REGIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT BANDS; VISIBLE LIGHTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; ZNO NANOWIRES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 62249156159     PISSN: 17932920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S179329200800126X     Document Type: Article

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