Synthesis, characterization and optimization of photocatalytic activity of TiO2/ZrO2 nanocomposite heterostructures

Materials Science and Engineering: B

Volumn 193, Issue C, 2015, Pages 137-145

  Pirzada, Bilal Masood ^a   Mir, Niyaz A ^a,b   Qutub, Nida ^a   Mehraj, Owais ^a   Sabir, Suhail ^a   Muneer, M ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Decolorization Hybrid sol gel Photocatalysis Ponceau BS TiO2 ZrO2 nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ENERGY GAP; NANOCOMPOSITES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIA;

DECOLORIZATION HYBRID SOL-GEL PHOTOCATALYSE PONCEAU BS TIO2/ZRO2 NANOCOMPOSITE; DECOLOURIZATION; HYBRID SOL-GEL; MODIFIED SOL-GEL METHOD; OPTIMISATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RECOMBINATION RATE; SIMPLE++; SYNTHESISED; XRD;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 84925983084     PISSN: 09215107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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