Alkali-dependent synthesis of flower-like ZnO structures with enhanced photocatalytic activity via a facile hydrothermal method

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 5455-5461

  Sun, Lin ^a   Shao, Rong ^b   Chen, Zhidong ^a   Tang, Lanqin ^b   Dai, Yong ^b   Ding, Jianfei ^b  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANCHENG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Hydrothermal method; Photocatalysis; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TRIETHANOLAMINES;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84862778660     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.02.034     Document Type: Article

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