Enhanced visible light-driven photocatalytic performance of ZnO-g-C3N4 coupled with graphene oxide as a novel ternary nanocomposite

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 299, Issue , 2015, Pages 462-470

  Jo, Wan Kuen ^a   Clament Sagaya Selvam, N ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

G C3N4; Graphene oxide; Photocatalysis; Visible light; ZnO

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

G-C3N4; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; QUENCHING OF FLUORESCENCE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOSPHERE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GRAPHITE; IRRADIATION; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTODEGRADATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; ILLUMINATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84939426281     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.07.042     Document Type: Article

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