Polythiophene nanocomposites for photodegradation applications: Past, present and future

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 494-504

  Ansari, Mohd Omaish ^a   Khan, Mohammad Mansoob ^b   Ansari, Sajid Ali ^a   Cho, Moo Hwan ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Photocatalysis; Photodegradation; Polythiophene; UV irradiation; Visible light

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941276728     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2015.06.004     Document Type: Review

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