Reduced graphene oxide-CdS nanocomposites with enhanced visible-light photoactivity synthesized using ionic-liquid precursors

New Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4312-4320

  Jiang, Nan ^a   Xiu, Zhiliang ^a,c   Xie, Zheng ^b   Li, Hongyun ^a   Zhao, Gang ^a   Wang, Wenpeng ^a   Wu, Yongzhong ^a   Hao, Xiaopeng ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c SHANDONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; IONIC LIQUID; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOSPHERE; RHODAMINE B; STABILIZING AGENT; THIOCYANATE;

ARTICLE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84906214413     PISSN: 11440546     EISSN: 13699261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4nj00152d     Document Type: Article

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