Heterojunction nanowires of AgxZn1- xO-ZnO photocatalytic and antibacterial activities under visible-light and dark conditions

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1433-1441

  Wu, Jyh Ming ^a   Kao, Wei Tsung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SILVER; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TOUCH SCREENS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORBANCE SPECTRUM; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION X-RAYS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84921529910     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510259j     Document Type: Article

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