ZnO quantum dots-decorated ZnO nanowires for the enhancement of antibacterial and photocatalytic performances

Nanotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 39, 2015, Pages

  Wu, Jyh Ming ^a   Tsay, Li Yi ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antibacterial; photocatalytic; quantum dots

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTIBACTERIAL; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NANOWIRE; QUANTUM DOT; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NANOWIRES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; QUANTUM DOTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84941585653     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/39/395704     Document Type: Article

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