Synthesis and investigation of Indium doping and surfactant on the morphological, optical and UV/Vis photocatalytic properties of ZnO nanostructure

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 3453-3460

  Rezapour, Mehdi ^a   Talebian, Nasrin ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dopant; Nanostructure; Photocatalysis; Surfactant; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL GROWTH; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SPHERICAL MORPHOLOGIES; ZNO;

DEGRADATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; INDIUM; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84889097310     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.09.085     Document Type: Article

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