Enhanced photocatalytic performance of NiO-decorated ZnO nanowhiskers for methylene blue degradation

Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Abdul Rahman, I ^a   Ayob, M T M ^a   Radiman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; NANOWHISKERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

DEGRADATION RATE; ELECTRON DEPLETION; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYLENE BLUE DEGRADATIONS; PHOTO-DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ZNO NANOWHISKERS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84916203939     PISSN: 16879503     EISSN: 16879511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/212694     Document Type: Article

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