Facile synthesis of SnO2 hollow microspheres composed of nanoparticles and their remarkable photocatalytic performance

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 74, Issue , 2016, Pages 284-290

  Xiao, Huanhao ^a   Qu, Fengyu ^a   Umar, Ahmad ^b   Wu, Xiang ^a  

^a HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Catalytic properties; Chemical synthesis; Crystal growth; Nanostructures; Oxides; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; BOROPHOSPHATE GLASS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DEGRADATION; DYES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; FACILE SYNTHESIS; HOLLOW MICROSPHERE; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

MICROSPHERES;

EID: 84946593725     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.10.055     Document Type: Article

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