Influence of CdO-doping on the photoluminescence properties of ZnO nanofibers: Effective visible light photocatalyst for waste water treatment

Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1668-1677

  Yousef, Ayman ^a   Barakat, Nasser A M ^a,b   Amna, Touseef ^a   Unnithan, Afeesh R ^a   Al Deyab, Salem S ^c   Yong Kim, Hak ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Minia University   (Egypt)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CdO ZnO nanofibers; Electrospinning; Photocatalyst; Solar energy; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

AXIAL RATIO; CADMIUM ACETATE; DYE DEGRADATION; ELECTROSPUNS; HIGH YIELD; LOW COSTS; METHYLENE BLUE DYE; NANO-FIBROUS; NANOSTRUCTURAL; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; PHOTOREACTIONS; PL SPECTRA; SOLID SOLUBILITIES; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS; ZINC ACETATE; ZNO;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCINATION; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY GAP; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84858733351     PISSN: 00222313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2012.02.031     Document Type: Article

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