Morphology controlled syntheses of Cu-doped ZnO, tubular Zn(Cu)O and Ag decorated tubular Zn(Cu)O microcrystals for photocatalysis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 272, Issue , 2015, Pages 58-68

  Wan, Xia ^a   Liang, Xiaoyun ^a   Zhang, Canruei ^a   Li, Xuxian ^a   Liang, Weiwei ^a   Xu, Haishan ^a   Lan, Sheng ^a   Tie, Shaolong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Cu doped ZnO; Metallic Ag deposition; Photocatalysis; Tubular structure

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATALYSIS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; IONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROCRYSTALS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRISMS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SILVER; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

AG DEPOSITIONS; CU-DOPED ZNO; DEPOSITION REACTIONS; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; MORPHOLOGY-CONTROLLED; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; TUBULAR STRUCTURES;

COPPER;

EID: 84925460159     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.02.089     Document Type: Article

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