Liquid phase-based ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of G-ZnO nanocomposites and its sunlight photocatalytic activity

Materials and Design

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 864-871

  Hao, Chen ^a   Yang, Yinglu ^a   Shen, Yuru ^a   Feng, Feng ^a   Wang, Xiaohong ^a   Zhao, Yutao ^a   Ge, Cunwang ^b  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Photocatalyst; Ultrasonic assistance; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; DEGRADATION; DYES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; ULTRASONIC ASSISTANCE; UV-VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84947760380     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.10.041     Document Type: Article

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