Ag/ZnO/graphene oxide heterostructure for the removal of rhodamine B by the synergistic adsorption-degradation effects

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 4231-4237

  Qin, Jieling ^a   Li, Rong ^a   Lu, Chunyu ^a   Jiang, Yan ^a   Tang, Hua ^a   Yang, Xiaofei ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

B. Nanocomposites; D. ZnO; Graphene oxide; Heterostructure; Photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHARGE TRANSFER; EFFICIENCY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ADSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; SOLUTION-BASED PROCESS; SYNERGISTIC ADSORPTIONS; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

RHODAMINE B;

EID: 84921711624     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.11.046     Document Type: Article

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