Preparation of Er3+:Y3Al5O 12/TiO2-ZnO composite and application of solar energy in photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 697-704

  Yin, Linuan ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Zhai, Yu ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Kong, Yumei ^a   Wang, Baoxin ^a   Zhang, Xiangdong ^a  

^a LIAONING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

azo fuchsine; Er3+:Y3Al5O12; photocatalysis; solar light; upconversion luminescence

Indexed keywords

AZO FUCHSINE; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLAR LIGHT; SOLAR LIGHT IRRADIATION; STRUCTURAL MORPHOLOGY; UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE;

ALUMINUM; COMPLEXATION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ERBIUM;

EID: 84880303845     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11688     Document Type: Article

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