ZnO rods/reduced graphene oxide composites prepared via a solvothermal reaction for efficient sunlight-driven photocatalysis

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 185, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-21

  Moussa, Hatem ^a,b   Girot, Emilien ^a   Mozet, Kevin ^a   Alem, Halima ^a   Medjahdi, Ghouti ^a   Schneider, Raphaël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Composite; Photocatalysis; Reduced graphene oxide; Solar light irradiation; Solvothermal synthesis; ZnO rods

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; GRAPHENE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; REUSABILITY; SOLUTIONS;

CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SOLAR LIGHT IRRADIATION; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ZNO ROD;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84949978162     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.12.007     Document Type: Article

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