Enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanorods grown on Ga doped seed layer

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 422-430

  Ali, Amjed ^a   Zhao, Xiaoru ^a   Ali, Aamir ^a   Duan, Libin ^a   Niu, Hongru ^a   Peng, Cheng ^a   Wang, Yajun ^a   Hou, Shen ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dip coating; Ga doped seed layer; Hydrothermal; Nanorods; Photocatalytic activity; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

DIP COATING; HYDROTHERMAL; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SEED LAYER; ZNO;

GALLIUM;

EID: 84926670231     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2015.02.031     Document Type: Article

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