Synthesis of sub-5 nm Co-doped SnO2 nanoparticles and their structural, microstructural, optical and photocatalytic properties

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 563-571

  Entradas, T ^a   Cabrita, J F ^a   Dalui, S ^a   Nunes, M R ^a   Monteiro, O C ^a   Silvestre, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chemical synthesis; Nanostructures, Semiconductors; Optical properties; Oxides

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TIN;

CO CONCENTRATIONS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; MEAN-GRAIN SIZE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84905696382     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2014.05.032     Document Type: Article

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