Synthesis of CdS/ZnO/graphene composite with high-efficiency photoelectrochemical activities under solar radiation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 299, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-18

  Han, Weijia ^a   Ren, Long ^a   Qi, Xiang ^a   Liu, Yundan ^a   Wei, Xiaolin ^a   Huang, Zongyu ^a   Zhong, Jianxin ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Photocatalyst; Ternary nanocomposites; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; GRAPHENE-BASED COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; TERNARY NANOCOMPOSITES; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84896398514     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.170     Document Type: Article

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