A novel approach for the synthesis of highly active ZnO/TiO2/Ag2O nanocomposite and its photocatalytic applications

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 9671-9679

  Kalpana, Kalyanaraman ^a   Selvaraj, Vaithilingam ^a  

^a University College of Engineering Villupuram   (India)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Photocatalytic; Photodegradation; ZnO TiO2 Ag2O nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DYES; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC SULFIDE;

BINARY OXIDE SYSTEMS; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; UV-VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; UV-VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84930924569     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.04.035     Document Type: Article

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