Enhancement in visible light-responsive photocatalytic activity by embedding Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 285, Issue PARTB, 2013, Pages 702-712

  Ahmad, M ^a,b   Ahmed, E ^a   Hong, Z L ^b   Jiao, X L ^b   Abbas, T ^c   Khalid, N R ^a,b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Institute of Industrial Control Systems   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; COD; Cu doped ZnO; Methyl orange; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CITRUS FRUITS; COMPLEXATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREA ANALYZERS; CU-DOPED ZNO; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS (EDX); METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84887085650     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.08.114     Document Type: Article

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