Dependence of photocatalytic activity on structural and optical properties of nanocrystalline ZnO powders

Ceramics International

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2247-2253

  Suwanboon, Sumetha ^a   Amornpitoksuk, Pongsaton ^a   Muensit, Nantakan ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

A. Powders: chemical preparation; C. Chemical properties; C. Optical properties; D. ZnO

Indexed keywords

C. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; C. OPTICAL PROPERTIES; CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZNO; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POWDERS: CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS; PRECIPITATING AGENTS; SECONDARY PHASE; SPHERICAL SHAPE; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ZNO; ZNO POWDER; ZNO STRUCTURES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CALCINATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POWDERS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS;

EID: 79960337450     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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