Copper and Graphene activated ZnO nanopowders for enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 82-90

  Ravichandran, K ^a   Chidhambaram, N ^a,b   Gobalakrishnan, S ^c  

^a A V V M SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE   (India)

^b Rajah Serfoji Government College Autonomous   (India)

^c NOORUL ISLAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Oxides; B. Wet Chemical; C. X ray diffraction; D. defects; D. luminescence

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; COPPER; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; WET CHEMICALS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84959419934     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2016.02.013     Document Type: Article

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