ZnO nanocubes with (1 0 1) basal plane photocatalyst prepared via a low-frequency ultrasonic assisted hydrolysis process

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 754-760

  Tan, Sin Tee ^a   Umar, Akrajas Ali ^a   Balouch, Aamna ^a   Yahaya, Muhammad ^a   Yap, Chi Chin ^b   Salleh, Muhamad Mat ^a   Oyama, Munetaka ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROENGINEERING AND NANOELECTRONICS IMEN   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous photocatalysis; Seed mediated growth method; Ultrasonic assisted hydrolysis; ZnO nanocube

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT SOURCES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTODEGRADATION; ZINC OXIDE;

HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASONIC; NANOCUBES; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION; SEED-MEDIATED GROWTH METHODS;

OXIDE MINERALS;

METHENAMINE; METHYL ORANGE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOCUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC NITRATE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYST; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASONIC ASSISTED HYDROLYSIS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 84888133647     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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