Mass production, enhanced visible light photocatalytic efficiency, and application of modified ZnO nanocrystals by carbon dots

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1766-1772

  Zhang, Xiao Yan ^a   Liu, Jin Ku ^a   Wang, Jian Dong ^a   Yang, Xiao Hong ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CARBON; EFFICIENCY; LIGHT; MOLAR RATIO; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ZINC OXIDE;

APPLICATION FIELDS; BET SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; DEGRADATION PROCESS; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; MONO-DISPERSE PARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84923350634     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie504444w     Document Type: Article

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