High Piezo-photocatalytic Efficiency of CuS/ZnO Nanowires Using Both Solar and Mechanical Energy for Degrading Organic Dye

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 33, 2016, Pages 21302-21314

  Hong, Deyi ^a   Zang, Weili ^a   Guo, Xiao ^a   Fu, Yongming ^a   He, Haoxuan ^a   Sun, Jing ^a   Xing, Lili ^a   Liu, Baodan ^b   Xue, Xinyu ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

CuS ZnO nanowire; heterostructure; photocatalytic activity; piezo photocatalytic process; piezoelectric effect

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; MESH GENERATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLLUTION; SOLUTIONS; STAINLESS STEEL; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC OXIDE;

BUILT-IN ELECTRIC FIELDS; CARRIER TRANSPORTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HETEROSTRUCTURED NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84983503064     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05252     Document Type: Article

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