Enhanced photocatalytic activity of sponge-like ZnFe2O4 synthesized by solution combustion method

Progress in Natural Science: Materials International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 639-643

  Sun, Song ^a   Yang, Xiaoyan ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a   Ding, Jianjun ^a   Bao, Jun ^a   Gao, Chen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Infrared thermal image; Photocatalysis; Solution combustion; Zinc ferrite

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; IGNITION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

IGNITION TEMPERATURES; INFRARED THERMAL IMAGE; LIGHT RADIATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLUTION COMBUSTION; SOLUTION COMBUSTION METHOD; SPINEL STRUCTURE; SYNTHESISED; VISIBLE LIGHT; ZINC-FERRITE;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 84907892033     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: 17455391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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