Role of CdO addition on the growth and photocatalytic activity of electrospun ZnO nanofibers: UV vs. visible light

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 298, Issue , 2014, Pages 147-154

  Samadi, Morasae ^a   Pourjavadi, Ali ^a   Moshfegh, A Z ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Degree of crystallinity; Electrospinning; Heating rate; ZnO CdO

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HEATING RATE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; NANOFIBERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EFFECT OF ANNEALING; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POLYMER PRECURSORS; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSES (TGA);

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84896716371     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.146     Document Type: Article

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