Photocatalytic and electrochemical performance of hydrothermally synthesized cubic Cd2SnO4 nanoparticles

Materials Science and Engineering: B

Volumn 214, Issue , 2016, Pages 37-45

  Dinesh, S ^a   Anandan, M ^a   Premkumar, V K ^a   Barathan, S ^a   Sivakumar, G ^a   Anandhan, N ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cd2SnO4; Cyclic voltammetry; Hydrothermal method; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; THERMOANALYSIS; TIN COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; DIFFERENTIAL THERMALS; EFFECT OF ANNEALING; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMALLY SYNTHESIZED; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SIMPLE++; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 84989862490     PISSN: 09215107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2016.08.006     Document Type: Article

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