Graphene supported small-sized ZnO nanoparticles and their photocatalytic property

Integrated Ferroelectrics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 177-183

  Xie, X D ^a   Chen, C S ^a   Cao, S Y ^a   Liu, T G ^a   Huang, M X ^a   Chen, W W ^a   Xiao, Y ^a  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; photocatalytic property; small sized nanoparticle; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

COPRECIPITATION METHOD; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84901376841     PISSN: 10584587     EISSN: 16078489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584587.2014.903757     Document Type: Article

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