Ultrasonic-assisted one-pot preparation of ZnO/Ag3VO4 nanocomposites for efficiently degradation of organic pollutants under visible-light irradiation

Solid State Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-77

  Kiantazh, Fariba ^a   Habibi Yangjeh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dye pollutants; nen heterojunction; Ultrasonic assisted; ZnO Ag3VO4

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; DYES; EXCITONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; SILVER; ZINC OXIDE;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; DYE POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION TIME; VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84943769203     PISSN: 12932558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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