Study of the photocatalytic activity of Na and Al-doped ZnO powders

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 455, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-96

  Xiaoliang, Wu ^a   Shihua, Ding ^a   Yong, Peng ^a   Qin, Xu ^a   Yun, Lu ^b  

^a XIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

methyl orange; photocatalytic activity; Sol gel method; ZnO nano powders

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; HEXAGONAL CRYSTALLINE; METHYL ORANGE; METHYL ORANGE SOLUTION; NA-DOPED ZNO; NANO POWDERS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

AZO DYES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POWDERS; SODIUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84891817100     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00150193.2013.845068     Document Type: Article

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