Effect of processing variables on the photocatalytic properties of ZnO thin films prepared using the polymeric precursor method

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 10587-10594

  Carvalho, Kele T G ^a   Fidelis, Suzane C ^a,b   Lopes, Osmando F ^a,b   Ribeiro, Caue ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Rhodamine B; Spin coating; Water decontamination; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCINATION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPIN COATING; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COATINGS; ZINC OXIDE;

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; POLYMERIC PRECURSOR METHODS; PROCESSING VARIABLES; RHODAMINE B; WATER DECONTAMINATION;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84954131375     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.04.155     Document Type: Article

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