Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of ZnO nano-flower containing TiO 2 NPs

Ceramics International

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2943-2950

  Pant, Hem Raj ^a,b   Park, Chan Hee ^a   Pant, Bishweshwar ^a   Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Kim, Hak Yong ^a   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

B. Nanocomposite; Ceramic oxide; Hydrothermal; Photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; CERAMIC OXIDES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTION; LOW TEMPERATURES; ONE POT; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; TIO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); UV IRRADIATION; ZNO;

FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFLOWERS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84858072937     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.11.071     Document Type: Article

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