Effect of heterojunction on photocatalytic properties of multilayered ZnO-based thin films

Ceramics International

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 4623-4630

  Talebian, Nasrin ^a   Nilforoushan, Mohammad Reza ^b   Salehi, Zahra ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Sol gel processes; B. Composites; B. Interfaces; B. Spectroscopy; C. Optical properties

Indexed keywords

AG DOPING; CRYSTALLINITIES; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; INDIUM OXIDE; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; IRRADIATION TIME; MULTI-LAYERED; NANO-POROUS FILMS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; SOL GEL DIP COATING; SOLUTION PH; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUB-LAYERS; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO; ZNO FILMS;

AZO DYES; COMPOSITE FILMS; DEGRADATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IRRADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILVER; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE PROCESSING; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84861340322     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.02.042     Document Type: Article

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