Band gap tuning of ZnO/In2S3 core/shell nanorod arrays for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5558-5567

  Khanchandani, Sunita ^a   Kundu, Simanta ^b   Patra, Amitava ^b   Ganguli, Ashok K ^a,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ZINC OXIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 84875425999     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp310495j     Document Type: Article

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