Synthesis of hybrid Zn-Al-In mixed metal oxides/carbon nanotubes composite and enhanced visible-light-induced photocatalytic performance

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 282, Issue , 2013, Pages 937-946

  Lan, Meng ^a   Fan, Guoli ^a   Sun, Wei ^a   Li, Feng ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposites; Photocatalytic; Visible light; Zn Al In mixed metal oxides

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ENERGY GAP; GAS ADSORPTION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDIUM ALLOYS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TERNARY ALLOYS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN; ZINC ALLOYS;

LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; MIXED METAL OXIDE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION ACTIVITY; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84880949149     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.06.095     Document Type: Article

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