Graphene transforms wide band gap ZnS to a visible light photocatalyst. the new role of graphene as a macromolecular photosensitizer

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 9777-9789

  Zhang, Yanhui ^a   Zhang, Nan ^a   Tang, Zi Rong ^a   Xu, Yi Jun ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

graphene; nanocomposite; photosensitizer; selective oxidation; ZnS

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC SELECTIVE OXIDATION; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRON RESERVOIR; GRAPHENE OXIDES; INTERFACIAL CONTACT; MICROSCOPIC CHARGE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOACTIVITY; REACTION MECHANISM; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SELECTIVE OXIDATION; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS; WET CHEMISTRY; WIDE BAND GAP; ZNS; ZNS NANOPARTICLES;

ENERGY CONVERSION; GRAPHENE; MACROMOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OLEFINS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

ZINC SULFIDE;

GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC SELENIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CATALYSIS; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84870406684     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn304154s     Document Type: Article

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