Well-aligned ZnO nanotube/polyaniline photocatalysts for enhanced photocatalytic performances

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 367-376

  Lin, Lin ^a   Wu, Qingsheng ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye photodegradation, rhodamine B; Oriented ZnO nanotube array; Photocatalyst; Polyaniline

Indexed keywords

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NANOTUBES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYANILINE; RHODAMINE B; SUBSTRATES; ZINC OXIDE;

DYE PHOTODEGRADATION; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTODEGRADATION KINETICS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO NANOTUBE ARRAYS;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84862882331     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: 14782391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739111202000405     Document Type: Article

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