Enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO/CuO nanocomposites synthesized by hydrothermal method

Nano-Micro Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 163-168

  Chang, Tongqin ^a   Li, Zijiong ^a   Yun, Gaoqian ^a   Jia, Yong ^a   Yang, Hongjun ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF LIGHT INDUSTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal; Nanocomposites; Photocatalytic degradation; ZnO CuO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880740802     PISSN: 23116706     EISSN: 21505551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5101/nml.v5i3.p163-168     Document Type: Article

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