Photocatalytic performance of Ag nanoparticles modified ZnO microplates prepared by one-step method

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 389-393

  Liang, Y Q ^a,b   Gao, Z H ^a   Cui, Z D ^a   Zhu, S L ^a,b   Li, Z Y ^a,b   Yang, X J ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN KEY LABORATORY OF COMPOSITE AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS   (China)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Photocatalytic degradation; Photocurrent; ZnO microplates

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NITRATES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SOLUTIONS; ZINC OXIDE;

HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; MICROPLATES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PROPANOL; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC NITRATE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84922447303     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: 18756786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/15734137113096660127     Document Type: Article

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