Influence of N-doping on photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles under visible light irradiation

Materials Letters

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-114

  Rajbongshi, Biju Mani ^a   Ramchiary, Anjalu ^a   Samdarshi, Sk ^b  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND   (India)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Photocatalysis; Semiconductor; Visible light; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC SULFIDE; LIGHT; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOL-GELS;

ABSORBANCE SPECTRUM; HIGH OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SMALL PARTICLE SIZE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84905234101     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.07.073     Document Type: Article

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