Enhanced photocatalytic efficiency in zirconia buffered n-NiO/p-NiO single crystalline heterostructures by nanosecond laser treatment

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 23, 2013, Pages

  Molaei, R ^a   Bayati, M R ^a   Alipour, H M ^a   Nori, S ^a   Narayan, J ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPILAYERS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; EXCIMER LASERS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POINT DEFECTS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; RATE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

ZIRCONIA;

EID: 84880851389     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4811540     Document Type: Article

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