Photocatalytic and optical properties of nanocomposite TiO 2-ZnO thin films

EPJ Applied Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Mohamed, S H ^a,b   El Hagary, M ^a,c   Althoyaib, S ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Sohag University   (Egypt)

^c Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; ELLIPSOMETRIC DATA; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SI(1 0 0); TIO; TWO LAYER MODEL; ZNO; ZNO THIN FILM;

METALLIC FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84856478525     PISSN: 12860042     EISSN: 12860050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/epjap/2012110312     Document Type: Article

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