One-pot hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of FeS2 (pyrite)/graphene nanocomposite

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 218, Issue , 2013, Pages 276-284

  Golsheikh, A Moradi ^a   Huang, N M ^a   Lim, H N ^b   Chia, C H ^c   Harrison, I ^d   Muhamad, M R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^e MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gelatin; Graphene; Hydrothermal; Nanocomposite; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; GRAPHENE OXIDES; GRAPHENE SHEETS; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; ONE POT; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE; SIMULTANEOUS FORMATION; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANOPARTICLES; PYRITES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84872651619     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.082     Document Type: Article

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