ZnO-ZnS heterostructures with enhanced optical and photocatalytic properties

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2875-2886

  Wu, Dapeng ^a   Jiang, Yi ^a   Yuan, Yafei ^a   Wu, Junshu ^b   Jiang, Kai ^a  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Heterostructure; Photocatalysis; Photoluminescence; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; MODEL-BASED OPC; MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PRIMARY CRYSTAL; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION; UNDERLYING MECHANISM; UV EMISSIONS; VOLUME RECOMBINATION; ZNO; ZNO ROD;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

AMMONIA; SODIUM SULFIDE; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80052634763     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-0176-z     Document Type: Article

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