Synthesis and high photocatalytic activity of Eu-doped ZnO nanoparticles

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 7 PART B, 2014, Pages 10375-10382

  Zong, Yanqing ^a   Li, Zhe ^a   Wang, Xingmin ^a   Ma, Jiantao ^a   Men, Yi ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eu doped ZnO; Nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

ADSORPTION DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA (ICP); PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ZNO;

EUROPIUM;

EID: 84900495054     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.02.123     Document Type: Article

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