Effects of Ag loading on structural and photocatalytic properties of flower-like ZnO microspheres

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 391, Issue , 2017, Pages 476-483

  Zhang, Xiaodong ^a   Wang, Yuxin ^b   Hou, Fulin ^a   Li, Hongxin ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Zhang, Xinxin ^b   Yang, Yiqiong ^a   Wang, Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Institute of Applied Biotechnology   (China)

Author keywords

Ag ZnO; Flower like morphology; Free oxygen radicals; Hydrothermal method; Photocatalysis; Surface plasmon resonance; Visible light

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BINDING ENERGY; DEGRADATION; DEPOSITION; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLOWER-LIKE MORPHOLOGIES; FREE OXYGEN; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE PLASMON ABSORPTION; VISIBLE LIGHT;

SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84977479677     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.06.109     Document Type: Article

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