Sunlight responsive photocatalysts: AgBr/ZnO hybrid nanomaterial

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2128-2133

  Meng, A Lan ^a   Qiu, Yan Yan ^a   Zhang, Li Na ^a   Xu, Xiao ^a   Li, Zhen Jiang ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

AgBr ZnO hybrid materials; Photocatalysis; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; HYBRID NANOMATERIALS; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SUNLIGHT; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; ULTRAVIOLET-VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AZO DYES; DEGRADATION; HYBRID MATERIALS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84869090855     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4623-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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