Hydrothermal synthesis of ZTO/graphene nanocomposite with excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 473, Issue , 2016, Pages 66-74

  Ben Ali, Monaam ^a,d   Yolcu, Haci Hasan ^b,c   Elhouichet, Habib ^a,d   Sieber, Brigitte ^e   Addad, Ahmed ^e   Boussekey, Luc ^f   Moreau, Myriam ^f   Férid, Mokhtar ^a   Szunerits, Sabine ^c   Boukherroub, Rabah ^c  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES EN SCIENCES DES MATÉRIAUX   (Tunisia)

^b KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Rhodamine B; Visible light; ZTO nanoparticles; ZTO reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FILMS; GRAPHENE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIN OXIDES; ZINC; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; MICROSTRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; RHODAMINE B; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

GRAPHENE OXIDE; TIN CHLORIDE; ZINC ACETATE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84963650417     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.03.061     Document Type: Article

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