Highly functional SnO2 coated PZT core-shell heterostructures as a visible light photocatalyst for efficient water remediation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 225, Issue , 2013, Pages 650-655

  Shakir, Imran ^a,b   Shahid, Muhammad ^a   Kang, Dae Joon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Heterostructures; Lead zirconium titanate; Tin oxide; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CORE-SHELL HETEROSTRUCTURE; CORE-SHELL HETEROSTRUCTURES; LEAD ZIRCONIUM TITANATE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SEPARATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TIN; TIN OXIDES;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84877348906     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.03.126     Document Type: Article

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