Effect of gold nanoparticles on the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO films

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 460, Issue , 2014, Pages 240-247

  Georgiev, Peter ^a   Kaneva, Nina ^a   Bojinova, Assya ^a   Papazova, Karolina ^a   Mircheva, Kristina ^a   Balashev, Konstantin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Gold nanoparticles; Malachite green; Photocatalysis; Thin films; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBONATE MINERALS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FILM PREPARATION; GOLD; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC COATINGS; ZINC OXIDE;

DIP COATING TECHNIQUES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MALACHITE GREEN; MALACHITE GREEN PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; THIN FILM PHOTOCATALYST; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT;

OXIDE FILMS;

ALCOHOL; CITRIC ACID; GLASS; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MACROGOL; MALACHITE GREEN; ZINC OXIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; FILM; FILM COATING; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POWDER; PRECURSOR; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUSPENSION; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84907042537     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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