On the electrical conductivity and photocatalytic activity of aluminum-doped zinc oxide

Powder Technology

Volumn 253, Issue , 2014, Pages 360-367

  Zhang, P ^a   Hong, R Y ^a,b,c   Chen, Q ^a   Feng, W G ^d  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Suzhou Nanocomp Inc   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum doped zinc oxide; Electrical conductivity; Photocatalytic activity; Photodegradation; Post calcining

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM-DOPED ZINC OXIDE; CHEMICAL COPRECIPITATION METHOD; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; METHYL ORANGE DYES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POST-CALCINING; PSEUDO FIRST-ORDER KINETICS;

ALUMINUM; AZO DYES; CALCINATION; COPRECIPITATION; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM DOPED ZINC OXIDE; METHYL ORANGE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY PARAMETERS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POWDER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84890835316     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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