Layer by layer assembly of gold nanoparticles and graphene via Langmuir Blodgett method for efficient light-harvesting in photocatalytic applications

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 617, Issue , 2014, Pages 707-712

  Shakir, Imran ^a   Ali, Zahid ^b,c   Kang, Dae Joon ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c National Istitute of Lasers and Optronics   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Gold nano particles; Graphene; Plasmonic resonance; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; FILM PREPARATION; GOLD; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; LANGMUIR-BLODGETT METHODS; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; MULTILAYER ASSEMBLIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; PLASMONIC RESONANCES; SCAVENGING REACTIONS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; LIGHT-HARVESTING;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84906966812     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.07.189     Document Type: Article

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