The effects of ZnO morphology on photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO/RGO nanocomposites

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 360, Issue , 2016, Pages 270-275

  Kang, Wang ^a   Jimeng, Xu ^a   Xitao, Wang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Photocatalytic H 2 production; Reductive graphene oxide; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NANOSHEETS; NANOSPHERES; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; H2 PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84951956717     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.10.190     Document Type: Article

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