Low temperature growth of ZnO nanowire arrays with enhanced high performance photocatalytic activity and reusability

Catalysis Communications

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-49

  Chang, Yu Cheng ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aqueous chemical growth; Cathodoluminescence; Nanowire; Photocatalysts

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; REUSABILITY;

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; AQUEOUS CHEMICAL GROWTH; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; LOW TEMPERATURE GROWTH; PHOTO-DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REACTION TEMPERATURE; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84904549967     PISSN: 15667367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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