Largely improved photocatalytic properties of Ag/tetrapod-like ZnO nanocompounds prepared with different PEG contents

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 7763-7770

  Wang, J ^a   Fan, X M ^a   Tian, K ^a   Zhou, Z W ^a   Wang, Y ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Photocatalytic property; Photodeposition

Indexed keywords

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOCOMPOUNDS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTO-DEPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; UV IRRADIATION; ZNO WHISKERS;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79957462587     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.04.026     Document Type: Article

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