Reduced graphene oxides loaded-ZnS/CuS heteronanostructures as high-activity visible-light-driven photocatalysts

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 582, Issue , 2014, Pages 774-779

  Zeng, Bin ^a,b   Chen, Xiaohua ^a   Chen, Chuansheng ^a   Ning, Xutao ^a   Deng, Weina ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Heteronanostructures; Photocatalytic performance; Reduced graphene oxides

Indexed keywords

HETERO-NANOSTRUCTURES; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OBSERVATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS;

AZO DYES; NANOSTRUCTURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER SUPPLY;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84884342521     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.08.121     Document Type: Article

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