ZnO quantum dots-graphene composites: Formation mechanism and enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of methyl orange dye

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 663, Issue , 2016, Pages 738-749

  Tayyebi, Ahmad ^a   Outokesh, Mohammad ^a   Tayebi, Meysam ^b   Shafikhani, Azizollah ^c   Şengör, S Sevinç ^d  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d Southern Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced photocatalysis; Formation mechanism; Photocorrosion; Visible photocatalytic activity; ZnO Graphene

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITRUS FRUITS; DEGRADATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION INTENSITY; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; ELECTRON HOLE RECOMBINATION RATE; FORMATION MECHANISM; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCORROSION; VISIBLE-PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; ZNO;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84953206615     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.12.169     Document Type: Article

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