Ultrasonic-assisted preparation of novel ternary ZnO/AgI/Fe3O4 nanocomposites as magnetically separable visible-light-driven photocatalysts with excellent activity

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 461, Issue , 2016, Pages 144-153

  Shekofteh Gohari, Maryam ^a   Habibi Yangjeh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dye pollutants; Magnetic photocatalyst; Visible light driven; ZnO AgI Fe3O4

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; DYES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRON OXIDES; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAGNETISM; MAGNETITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILVER COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

CHARACTERIZATION OF STRUCTURE; DYE POLLUTANTS; MAGNETIC PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION TIME; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

LIGHT;

METHYL ORANGE; METHYLENE BLUE; RHODAMINE B; SILVER IODIDE NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; DIFFRACTION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATE CONSTANT; RING OPENING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84941992170     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.09.032     Document Type: Article

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