Preparation of ZnS-Graphene/TiO 2 composites designed for their high photonic effect and photocatalytic activity under visible light

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 630-642

  Park, Chong Yeon ^a   Choi, Jong Geun ^a   Ghosh, Trisha ^a   Meng, Ze Da ^a   Zhu, Lei ^a   Oh, Won Chun ^a  

^a Hanseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graphene photocatalysts; methylene blue; visible light; ZnS

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS (EDX); LANGMUIR HINSHELWOOD EQUATION; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNS;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84896386422     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: 15364046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2012.717556     Document Type: Article

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