Amino acids assisted hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchically structured ZnO with enhanced photocatalytic activities

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 384, Issue , 2016, Pages 83-91

  Guo, Yanxia ^a   Lin, Siwen ^a   Li, Xuan ^a   Liu, Yuping ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Hierarchical structure; Hydrothermal method; Photocatalysis; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SURFACE DEFECTS; UREA; ZINC OXIDE;

BET SURFACE AREA; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84966801064     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.04.036     Document Type: Article

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