CuAu-ZnO-graphene nanocomposite: A novel graphene-based bimetallic alloy-semiconductor catalyst with its enhanced photocatalytic degradation performance

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 636, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-47

  Xie, Hong ^a   Ye, Xiaoliang ^a,b   Duan, Kaiyue ^a   Xue, Muyin ^a   Du, Yongling ^a   Ye, Weichun ^a   Wang, Chunming ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic mechanism; CuAu bimetallic alloys; Graphene; Photocatalytic degradation; ZnO semiconductors

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; CATALYSTS; DYES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RATE CONSTANTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC OXIDE;

BIMETALLIC ALLOYS; CATALYTIC MECHANISMS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS (EDX); GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; ZNO SEMICONDUCTORS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84924021686     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.02.159     Document Type: Article

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