One-pot ultrasonic-assisted method for preparation of Ag/AgCl sensitized ZnO nanostructures as visible-light-driven photocatalysts

Solid State Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-120

  Naghizadeh Alamdari, Sara ^a   Habibi Yangjeh, Aziz ^a   Pirhashemi, Mahsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ag AgCl ZnO; Nanocomposite; Photocatalyst; Sonochemical

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RATE CONSTANTS; SILVER; SILVER HALIDES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION ACTIVITY; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; SONOCHEMICAL; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION TIME; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

LIGHT;

EID: 84922386331     PISSN: 12932558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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