Synthesis of ZnO decorated graphene nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic properties

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2014, Pages

  Gayathri, S ^a   Jayabal, P ^a   Kottaisamy, M ^b   Ramakrishnan, V ^a,c  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION METHOD; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETRY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING; GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84903902093     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4874877     Document Type: Conference Paper

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