Lanthanum and zirconium co-doped ZnO nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterization and study of photocatalytic activity

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 7139-7150

  Moafi, Hadi Fallah ^a   Zanjanchi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Shojaie, Abdollah Fallah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Co Doping Process; La Zr ZnO Nanocomposite; Methylene Blue Decomposition; Photocatalytic Activity; Sol Precipitation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LANTHANUM; LANTHANUM OXIDES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

BET SURFACE AREA MEASUREMENT; CO-DOPING; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOL-PRECIPITATION;

ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84907437794     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2014.8981     Document Type: Article

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