2D Hybrid Nanostructure of Reduced Graphene Oxide-CdS Nanosheet for Enhanced Photocatalysis

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 13251-13259

  Bera, Rajesh ^a   Kundu, Simanta ^a   Patra, Amitava ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

CdS nanoparticle; CdS nanorod; CdS nanosheet; graphene; nanocomposite; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NANOSHEETS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CDS; CDS NANOPARTICLES; CDS NANOROD; INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SURFACE MODIFICATION METHODS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 84934994091     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b03800     Document Type: Article

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