Effect of solvents on ZnO nanostructures synthesized by solvothermal method assisted by microwave radiation: a photocatalytic study

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 50, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 5777-5787

  Pimentel, A ^a   Rodrigues, J ^b   Duarte, P ^a   Nunes, D ^a   Costa, F M ^b   Monteiro, T ^b   Martins, R ^a   Fortunato, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ASPECT RATIO; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

EFFECT OF SOLVENTS; FLOWER-LIKE STRUCTURES; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; UV ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84930755181     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-015-9125-7     Document Type: Article

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