Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ce-doped ZnO nanopowders synthesized by combustion method

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 255-262

  Ahmad, M ^a,b   Ahmed, E ^a   Zafar, Fezza ^a   Khalid, N R ^a,b   Niaz, N A ^a   Hafeez, Abdul ^c   Ikram, M ^a   Khan, M Ajmal ^a   Hong, Zhanglian ^b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

cerium; combustion; photocatalyst; rare earths; Rhodamine B; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMBUSTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; RARE EARTHS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; RHODAMINE B; ZNO;

CERIUM;

EID: 84924330391     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0721(14)60412-9     Document Type: Article

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