Solvothermal synthesis, characterisation, luminescence and photocatalytic activity of Bi 2WO 6:Eu nanocrystals

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 544-548

  Kumar, B V ^a,b   Veldurthi, N K ^a   Reddy, J R ^a   Vithal, M ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH TUNGSTATES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; EUROPIUM-DOPED; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; RHODAMINE B; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; UV-VISIBLE;

BISMUTH; DEGRADATION; EUROPIUM; NANOCRYSTALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EUROPIUM; EUROPIUM DOPED BISMUTH TUNGSTATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; RHODAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84863518039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2012.0267     Document Type: Article

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