Photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films obtained by surfactant assisted spray pyrolysis deposition

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 306, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-88

  Duta, M ^a,b   Perniu, D ^a   Duta, A ^a  

^a TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Spray pyrolysis deposition; Surfactant; Thin film; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; MICELLES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REMOVAL; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ZINC OXIDE;

DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDES; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SPRAY PYROLYSIS DEPOSITION; SURFACTANT ASSISTED; SURFACTANT INTERACTION; ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84901230949     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.02.132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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