Improving the photocatalytic activity of graphene oxide/ZnO nanorod films by UV irradiation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 371, Issue , 2016, Pages 590-595

  Rokhsat, Eliza ^a   Akhavan, Omid ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Photocatalysts; Thin films; ZnO nanostructures

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANORODS; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ZINC OXIDE;

DEPOSITED FILMS; HYBRID THIN FILM; HYDROTHERMALLY SYNTHESIZED; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRON-HOLE PAIRS; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84960938925     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.222     Document Type: Article

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