Fabrication of CuO/T-ZnOw nanocomposites using photo-deposition and their photocatalytic property

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1797-1805

  Wang, J ^a,b   Fan, X M ^a   Wu, D Z ^a   Dai, J ^a   Liu, H ^a   Liu, H R ^a   Zhou, Z W ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Changhong Electric Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Cu Zn molar ratio; CuO T ZnOw nanocomposites; PEG concentration; Photocatalytic property

Indexed keywords

COPPER OXIDES; DEPOSITION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

MOLAR RATIO; PEG CONCENTRATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTO-DEPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; ZNO WHISKERS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 81555213528     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.10.048     Document Type: Article

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