Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of annealingdependent quasi spherical and capsule like ZnO nanostructures

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 221-229

  Pudukudy, Manoj ^a   Hetieqa, Ain ^a   Yaakob, Zahira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Annealing temperature; Crystallinity; Hydroxyl radicalsa; Optical studies; Photocatalysis; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCAPSULES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SPHERES; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; HYDROXYL RADICALSA; OPTICAL STUDY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84922956867     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.07.050     Document Type: Article

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