Solar photocatalytic activity of sol-gel prepared Ag-doped ZnO thin films

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 13-15, 2014, Pages 2601-2608

  Badawy, Mohamed I ^a   Mahmoud, F A ^a   Abdel Khalek, Ahmed A ^b   Gad Allah, Tarek A ^a   Abdel Samad, A A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ag; Doping; Photocatalysis; RO122; RR195; RY145; Solar light; Thin film; ZnO

Indexed keywords

COATING; FILM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SILVER; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLVENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84898758542     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.797543     Document Type: Article

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