Enhanced photocatalytic performance of sandwiched ZnO@Ag@Cu2O nanorod films: The distinct role of Ag NPs in the visible light and UV region

Nanotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Ren, Shoutian ^a   Zhao, Guoliang ^a   Wang, Yingying ^a   Wang, Benyang ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

localized surface plasmon resonance; photocatalysts; resonant energy transfer; sandwiched structure; schottky junction

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; COPPER; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASMONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER ALLOYS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

DISCRETE DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; RESONANT ENERGY TRANSFER; SANDWICHED STRUCTURE; SCHOTTKY JUNCTIONS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SILVER;

EID: 84924310074     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/12/125403     Document Type: Article

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