Reduction of the photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles for UV protection applications

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 10-12, 2012, Pages 1017-1029

  Tsuzuki, Takuya ^a   He, Rongliang ^a   Wang, Jinfeng ^a   Sun, Lu ^a   Wang, Xungai ^a   Hocking, Rosalie ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Doping; Nanoparticles; Photocatalytic activity; Surface modification; UV protection; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROEMULSIONS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIATION EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SHIELDING; SILICA; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRANSITION METALS; ZINC OXIDE;

COPRECIPITATION METHOD; MANGANESE DOPING; MECHANO-CHEMICAL PROCESSING; MICROEMULSION TECHNIQUE; SYNTHESIS METHOD; TRANSITION METAL DOPING; UV PROTECTION; ZNO QUANTUM DOTS;

ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84867284102     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2012.049463     Document Type: Article

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