Synthesis of multi-shelled ZnO hollow microspheres and their improved photocatalytic activity

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Zeng, Xiangyun ^a   Yang, Jiao ^a   Shi, Liuxue ^a   Li, Linjie ^a   Gao, Meizhen ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous microspheres; Hollow microspheres; Photocatalytic; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; MICROSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; FORMATION MECHANISM; HOLLOW MICROSPHERE; LOW COSTS; METAL OXIDES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS;

ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84928400129     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-468     Document Type: Article

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