Visible-light-induced photodegradation of methylene blue using ZnO/CdS heteronanostructures synthesized through a novel thermal decomposition approach

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Kandula, Syam ^a   Jeevanandam, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

CdS; Heteronanostructures; Methylene blue; Photocatalysis; Thermal decomposition; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DECOMPOSITION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CDS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HETERO-NANOSTRUCTURES; HOMOGENEOUS PRECIPITATION METHOD; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ZNO;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

CADMIUM ACETATE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CITRIC ACID; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD; THIOUREA; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEATING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL REACTION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84901295374     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2452-9     Document Type: Article

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