Biogenic synthesis, photocatalytic, and photoelectrochemical performance of Ag-ZnO nanocomposite

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 51, 2013, Pages 27023-27030

  Ansari, Sajid Ali ^a   Khan, Mohammad Mansoob ^a   Ansari, Mohd Omaish ^a   Lee, Jintae ^a   Cho, Moo Hwan ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE BIOFILMS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; DYES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

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EID: 84891408095     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410063p     Document Type: Article

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