One-step synthesis of flower-like carbon-doped ZrO2 for visible-light-responsive photocatalyst

Materials and Design

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 137-145

  Poungchan, Gamonpetch ^a   Ksapabutr, Bussarin ^a,b   Panapoy, Manop ^a,b  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carbon doping; Mesoporous ZrO2; Photocatalyst; Photocurrent; Photoelectrochemical

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

CARBON DOPING; FLOWER-LIKE STRUCTURES; HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIAL; MESOPOROUS; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; VISIBLE-LIGHT RESPONSIVE PHOTOCATALYSTS;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84947784320     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.09.136     Document Type: Article

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