Study of far infrared optical properties and, photocatalytic activity of ZnO/ZnS hetero-nanocomposite structure

RSC Advances

Volumn 4, Issue 67, 2014, Pages 35383-35389

  Zamiri, Reza ^a   Tobaldi, David Maria ^a   Ahangar, Hossein Abbastabar ^b   Rebelo, Avito ^a   Seabra, Maria Paula ^a   Belsley, Michael Scott ^c   Ferreira, J M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Kharazmi   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CAPPING LIGANDS; CLASSICAL DISPERSION THEORY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; KRAMERS-KRONIG; NANOHETEROSTRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PRECIPITATION METHODS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84906545339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05325g     Document Type: Article

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