Reduced graphene oxide/ZnO nanohybrids: Metallic Zn powder induced one-step synthesis for enhanced photocurrent and photocatalytic response

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 353, Issue , 2015, Pages 580-587

  Song, Na ^a   Fan, Huiqing ^a   Tian, Hailin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electronic interaction; Hierarchical ZnO nanorods; Photocatalytic; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FILMS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUTIONS; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRONIC INTERACTIONS; HIERARCHICAL ZNO; ONE STEP SYNTHESIS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUE; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84941964385     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.06.062     Document Type: Article

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