High-efficiency sono-solar-induced degradation of organic dye by the piezophototronic/photocatalytic coupling effect of FeS/ZnO nanoarrays

Nanotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 37, 2016, Pages

  Guo, Xiao ^a   Fu, Yongming ^a   Hong, Deyi ^a   Yu, Binwei ^a   He, Haoxuan ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Xing, Lili ^a   Xue, Xinyu ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

coupling effect; nanostructures; photocatalysis; piezophototronic effect; sono photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BUILT-IN ELECTRIC FIELDS; COUPLING EFFECT; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PIEZO-ELECTRIC FIELDS; PIEZO-PHOTOTRONIC EFFECTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84988355011     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/37/375704     Document Type: Article

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