Increased photocatalytic activity of tube-brush-like ZnOnanostructures fabricated by using PVP nanofibers as templates

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 216-220

  Chen, Xinying ^a   Zhai, Yingjiao ^a   Li, Jinhua ^a   Fang, Xuan ^a   Fang, Fang ^a   Chu, Xueying ^a   Wei, Zhipeng ^a   Wang, Xiaohua ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Photocatalytic activity; Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP); Rhodamine B (RhB); Tube brush like ZnO nanostructures

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTICACTIVITY; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE; RHODAMINE B; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84922939651     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.07.148     Document Type: Article

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