Optical, electrical, photocatalytic, and bactericidal properties of microwave synthesized nanocrystalline Ag-ZnO and ZnO

Solid State Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 923-928

  Karunakaran, C ^a   Rajeswari, V ^a   Gomathisankar, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Luminescence; Nanocomposite; Surface

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEDIUM; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL PROPERTIES; BANDGAP ABSORPTION; BLUE EMISSION; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; DOPED OXIDES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVE METHODS; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; NANOCRYSTALLINE AG; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZNO; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SCANNING ELECTRONS; UV-VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BACTERICIDES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; CYANIDES; DISINFECTION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ION EXCHANGE; LUMINESCENCE; MICROWAVES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

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EID: 79955412901     PISSN: 12932558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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