Solid-state synthesis of ZnS/graphene nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 120, Issue , 2015, Pages 8-14

  Chen, Fengjuan ^a   Cao, Yali ^a   Jia, Dianzeng ^a   Liu, Anjie ^a  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Mechanism; Nanocomposites; Photocatalysis; Solid state method; ZnS

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MECHANISMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; SOLID STATE METHOD; SOLID-STATE SYNTHESIS; SYNTHETIC CONDITIONS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84983350822     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: 18733743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2015.03.030     Document Type: Article

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