Green chemistry approach for the synthesis of ZnO-carbon dots nanocomposites with good photocatalytic properties under visible light

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 465, Issue , 2016, Pages 286-294

  Bozetine, Hakima ^a,b   Wang, Qi ^c   Barras, Alexandre ^d   Li, Musen ^c   Hadjersi, Toufik ^b   Szunerits, Sabine ^d   Boukherroub, Rabah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MOULOUD MAMMERI   (Algeria)

^b L'Unite de Developpement de la Technologie du Silicium   (Algeria)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon quantum dots; Nanocomposite; Photocatalytic activity; Visible light; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CARBON QUANTUM DOTS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GREEN CHEMISTRY APPROACHES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON QUANTUM DOT; FRUCTOSE; HYDROXYL GROUP; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; QUANTUM DOT; RHODAMINE B; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFRACTION; DISPERSION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HYBRIDIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATE CONSTANT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84949294270     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.12.001     Document Type: Article

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