Visible-light-sensitive nanoscale Au-ZnO photocatalysts

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Kim, Ki Joong ^a   Kreider, Peter B ^a   Chang, Chih Hung ^a   Park, Chul Min ^b   Ahn, Ho Geun ^b  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Au ZnO photocatalyst; Electron transfer pathway; Gold nanoparticle; Methylene blue degradation; Visible light photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCATALYSTS; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RATE CONSTANTS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

COPRECIPITATION METHOD; ELECTRON TRANSFER PATHWAYS; METHYLENE BLUE DEGRADATIONS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE-PROGRAMMED REDUCTION; TRANSFER PATHWAY; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; METHYLENE BLUE; ZINC OXIDE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCATALYST; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTON; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84875516510     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1606-5     Document Type: Article

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