Synthesis and characterization of ZnO NPs/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite prepared in gelatin medium as highly efficient photo-degradation of MB

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 7 PART B, 2014, Pages 10217-10221

  Azarang, Majid ^a,b   Shuhaimi, Ahmad ^a   Yousefi, Ramin ^c   Moradi Golsheikh, A ^a   Sookhakian, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Sol gel process; B. Nanocomposites; Photocatalyst; Reduced graphene oxide; ZnO NPs

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

A SOL-GEL PROCESS; B NANOCOMPOSITE; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO DEGRADATION; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SOL- GEL METHODS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84900470541     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.02.109     Document Type: Article

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