Photocatalytic activity of Eu3+-doped ZnO nanorods synthesized via microwave assisted technique

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 306-313

  Korake, P V ^a   Kadam, A N ^a   Garadkar, K M ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

dye degradation; europium; microwave; nanorods; rare earths; zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; EUROPIUM; MICROWAVES; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRONS; RARE EARTHS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; DYE DEGRADATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; METHYL ORANGE DEGRADATION; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED METHODS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED TECHNIQUE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84899686176     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0721(14)60072-7     Document Type: Article

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