Optical and photocatalytic properties of La-doped ZnO nanoparticles prepared via precipitation and mechanical milling method

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2811-2819

  Suwanboon, Sumetha ^a   Amornpitoksuk, Pongsaton ^a   Sukolrat, Apinya ^a   Muensit, Nantakan ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

A. Milling; A. Powders: Chemical precipitation; C. Optical properties; D. ZnO

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES; MECHANICAL MILLING; METHYLENE BLUE SOLUTION; PHASE FORMATIONS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION METHODS; SECONDARY PHASE; SYNTHETIC METHODS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES; ZENER-PINNING; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; ZNO POWDER;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; LANTHANUM OXIDES; MECHANICAL ALLOYING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POWDERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 84872905139     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.09.050     Document Type: Article

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