Facile Synthesis of Rambutan-Like ZnO Hierarchical Hollow Microspheres with Highly Photocatalytic Activity

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Ju, Ke Jian ^a   Zhang, Ming ^b   Zhang, Qian Li ^a   Wei, Jie ^a   Wang, Ai Jun ^b,c  

^a SUZHOU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; FACILE SYNTHESIS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HOLLOW MICROSPHERE; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOFT TEMPLATE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84946086243     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/242798     Document Type: Article

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