ZnO nanoparticles decorated on graphene sheets through liquid arc discharge approach with enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible-light

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 342, Issue , 2015, Pages 112-119

  Ashkarran, Ali Akbar ^a   Mohammadi, Bahareh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Improved hummer method; Visible light photocatalytic performance; ZnO G hybrid nanostructures

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AZO DYES; BIODEGRADATION; COLLOID CHEMISTRY; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ARC DISCHARGE; HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES; IMPROVED HUMMER METHOD; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

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EID: 84927521919     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.03.030     Document Type: Article

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