Ultrasonic synthesis of fern-like ZnO nanoleaves and their enhanced photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 324, Issue , 2015, Pages 842-848

  Ma, Qing Lan ^a,b   Xiong, Rui ^c   Zhai, Bao Gai ^a   Huang, Yuan Ming ^a  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fern like; Photocatalytic activity; Photoluminescence; Ultrasonication; ZnO nanoleaf

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; RATE CONSTANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

BRANCHED ARCHITECTURE; BUILDING BLOCKES; FERN-LIKE; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC RATE CONSTANT; ULTRA-SONICATION; ULTRASONIC SYNTHESIS;

ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84920687803     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.11.054     Document Type: Article

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