Preparation of highly efficient Al-doped ZnO photocatalyst by combustion synthesis

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 697-704

  Ahmad, M ^a,b   Ahmed, E ^b   Zhang, Yuewei ^a   Khalid, N R ^a,b   Xu, Jianfeng ^a   Ullah, M ^b   Hong, Zhanglian ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Al doped zno; Combustion; Methyl orange; Nanostructure; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CITRUS FRUITS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

AL-DOPED ZNO; METHYL ORANGE; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84880060774     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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