Microwave synthesis of zinc oxide/reduced graphene oxide hybrid for adsorption-photocatalysis application

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Omar, Fatin Saiha ^a   Nay Ming, Huang ^a   Hafiz, Syed Muhamad ^a   Ngee, Lim Hong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

DIETHYLENETRIAMINE; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES; HEXAGONAL PHASIS; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROWAVE METHODS; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; WURTZITE STRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; ZNO NANOROD;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84893176578     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/176835     Document Type: Article

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