Size controllable synthesis of cobalt vanadate nanostructures with enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of organic dyes

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical

Volumn 425, Issue , 2016, Pages 31-42

  Ghiyasiyan Arani, Maryam ^a   Masjedi Arani, Maryam ^b   salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Nanostructure; Photocatalytic activity; Solid state method

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COBALT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGANDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC DYES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; MORPHOLOGY AND SIZE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SIZE-CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; SOLID STATE METHOD; TRANSMITTANCE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84988457191     PISSN: 13811169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.09.023     Document Type: Article

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