Visible light assisted photocatalytic performance of Ni and Th co-doped ZnO nanoparticles for the degradation of methylene blue dye

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3826-3833

  Vignesh, K ^a   Rajarajan, M ^b   Suganthi, A ^a  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE   (India)

^b Cardamom Planters Association College   (India)

Author keywords

Doping; Ni and Th doped ZnO; Photocatalysis; Visible light; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

DOPED ZNO; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; UV-VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT; ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84903549914     PISSN: 1226086X     EISSN: 22345957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2013.12.086     Document Type: Article

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