Structural, optical and photo catalytic properties of Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesised by co-precipitation method

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1-4, 2014, Pages 274-286

  Thaweesaeng, N ^a   Suphankij, S ^a   Techitdheera, W ^a   Pecharapa, W ^a,b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Co precipitation; Cu doping; Photo catalytic; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COPRECIPITATION; CRYSTALLINITY; ENERGY HARVESTING; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY IONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NITRATES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

COPRECIPITATION METHOD; CU-DOPING; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; HYDROXYL RADICALS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE SPECTROSCOPY;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84898927977     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2014.059829     Document Type: Article

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