One-step microwave-assisted synthesis of Ag/ZnO/graphene nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 302, Issue , 2015, Pages 17-22

  Dou, Pingtao ^a   Tan, Fatang ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Sarreshteh, Ali ^a   Qiao, Xueliang ^a   Qiu, Xiaolin ^b   Chen, Jianguo ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANCHANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag ZnO grapheme; Composite; Microwave assisted; Photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921830506     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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