Effect of nickel doping on the photocatalytic activity of ZnO thin films under UV and visible light

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 8113-8120

  Kaneva, Nina V ^a   Dimitrov, Dimitre T ^a   Dushkin, Ceco D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Doping; Malachite green; Ni(II); Photocatalysis; Sol gel method; UV; Visible light; Zinc oxide; ZnO thin films

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE MINERALS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FILM PREPARATION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COATINGS; ZINC OXIDE;

HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MALACHITE GREEN; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT; UV-LIGHT ILLUMINATION; VISIBLE LIGHT; ZNO THIN FILM;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79957925074     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.04.119     Document Type: Article

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