Synthesis, optical, and photocatalytic properties of a new visible-light-active ZnFe2O4-TiO2 nanocomposite material

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Moreira, E ^a   Fraga, L A ^b   Mendonca M H ^a   Monteiro, O C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Charge carrier recombination; Methyl orange; Photocatalysis; Semiconductor nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CHARGE CARRIERS; CITRUS FRUITS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; CRYSTALLINE NANOCOMPOSITES; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCOMPOSITE; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

TIO2 NANOPARTICLES;

IRON DERIVATIVE; METHYL ORANGE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOCRYSTAL; OXALIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC FERRITE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84861804696     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0937-y     Document Type: Article

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