Enhancement of visible light photocatalytic activity of ZnS and CdS nanoparticles based on organic and inorganic coating

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 290, Issue , 2014, Pages 440-447

  Soltani, Nayereh ^a   Saion, Elias ^a   Yunus, W Mahmood Mat ^a   Erfani, Maryam ^a   Navasery, Manizheh ^a   Bahmanrokh, Ghazaleh ^a   Rezaee, Kadijeh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

CdS; Dye degradation; Photocatalytic; PVP; Visible light; ZnS

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CORE SHELL NANOPARTICLES; DEGRADATION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLAR ENERGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

DYE DEGRADATION; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; METHYLENE BLUE DEGRADATIONS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84891042958     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.11.104     Document Type: Article

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