Effect of Pt Nanoparticles on the Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO Nanofibers

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-7

  Di Mauro, Alessandro ^a   Zimbone, Massimo ^a   Scuderi, Mario ^a   Nicotra, Giuseppe ^a   Fragalà, Maria Elena ^b   Impellizzeri, Giuliana ^a  

^a CNR IMM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Photocatalysis; Pt nanoparticles; ZnO nanofibers

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTROSPINNING; LASER ABLATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLATINUM; SPINNING (FIBERS);

DYE POLLUTANTS; ELECTROSPINNING METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PT NANOPARTICLES; PULSED LASER ABLATION IN LIQUIDS; ZNO NANOFIBERS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84950000218     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-1126-6     Document Type: Article

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