Hierarchical ZnO films with microplate/nanohole structures induced by precursor concentration and colloidal templates, their superhydrophobicity, and enhanced photocatalytic performance

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-122

  Li, Zhigang ^a   Duan, Guotao ^b   Liu, Guangqiang ^b   Dai, Zhengfei ^b   Hu, Jinlian ^c   Cai, Weiping ^b   Li, Yue ^b  

^a TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; ZINC OXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; HIERARCHICAL MATERIALS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION; SELF-CLEANING EFFECTS; COLLOIDAL TEMPLATES; HIERARCHICAL ZNO; MICROPLATES; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY;

GROWTH (MATERIALS);

EID: 84896469129     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.182     Document Type: Article

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