Facile fabrication of Gd(OH)3 nanorod/RGO composite: Synthesis, characterisation and photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI)

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 255, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-88

  Padhi, Deepak kumar ^a,b   Pradhan, Gajendra Kumar ^b   Parida, K M ^a,c   Singh, S K ^a,b  

^a ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

^b CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c SIKSHA O ANUSANDHAN DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Composite; Hydrothermal; Nanorod; Photocatalysis; Photocurrent generation; Recombination

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE-UV-VIS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HYDROTHERMAL; LIGHT HARVESTING PROPERTIES; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; RECOMBINATION; STRUCTURAL-DIRECTING AGENTS;

NANORODS;

EID: 84903735623     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.039     Document Type: Article

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