Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Porous ZnO/SnS2 Heterojunction and Its Enhanced Photoactivity for Water Purification

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Makama, A B ^a   Salmiaton, A ^a   Saion, E B ^a   Choong, T S Y ^a   Abdullah, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; DYES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; SOLUTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

BET SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVE ASSISTED HEATING; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84945342304     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/108297     Document Type: Article

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