Graphene nanomesh by ZnO nanorod photocatalysts

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 4174-4180

  Akhavan, Omid ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

carbon nanostructures; graphene; photocatalysis; semiconductor; ZnO nanorods

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; NANOMESH; OXYGEN BONDS; P TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; QUARTZ SUBSTRATE; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; ZNO NANOROD;

BINDING ENERGY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; HYDRAZINE; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUARTZ; SUBSTRATES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 77955547940     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn1007429     Document Type: Article

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