Light-induced photocatalytic degradation of stearic acid by c-axis oriented ZnO nanowires

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 378, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-233

  Kenanakis, G ^a,b,c   Katsarakis, N ^a,c  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aqueous solution growth; Nanowires; Photocatalysis; Seed layer; Stearic acid; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION GROWTH; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GRAIN SIZE; GROWTH TIME; HIGH TRANSMITTANCE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SEED LAYER; STAND -ALONE; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; UV-A LIGHT; VISIBLE REGION; ZNO; ZNO NANOWIRES;

ACIDS; GRAIN GROWTH; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLUTIONS; STEARIC ACID; SUBSTRATES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 77949996325     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2010.02.030     Document Type: Article

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