Effects of morphology and Zr doping on structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties of ZnO nanostructures

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 50, 2012, Pages 16333-16345

  Clament Sagaya Selvam, N ^a   Vijaya, J Judith ^a   Kennedy, L John ^b  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^b VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPPING AGENT; COPRECIPITATION METHOD; KEY FACTORS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICELLAR AGGREGATION; MODEL REACTIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL CONTROL; NANOFLAKES; OXYGEN DEFECT; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; SINGLE MOLECULE; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE AREA; TRITON X-100 MICELLE; WURTZITE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; XRD; ZNO; ZNO NANOMATERIALS; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZR-DOPING;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SURFACE DEFECTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC SULFIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84871268959     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3016945     Document Type: Article

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