Graphene-wrapped ZnO nanospheres as a photocatalyst for high performance photocatalysis

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 574, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Chen, Da ^a   Wang, Dongfang ^a   Ge, Qisheng ^a   Ping, Guangxing ^a   Fan, Meiqiang ^a   Qin, Laishun ^a   Bai, Liqun ^b   Lv, Chunju ^a   Shu, Kangying ^a  

^a CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Lyophilization; Nanospheres; Photocatalytic activity; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLAR ENERGY; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; LYOPHILIZATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; THERMAL TREATMENT PROCESS; TRANSPARENT GRAPHENE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84921321155     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.051     Document Type: Article

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