Preparation, characterization of Sb-doped ZnO nanocrystals and their excellent solar light driven photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 393, Issue , 2017, Pages 486-495

  Nasser, Ramzi ^a,b   Othmen, Walid Ben Haj ^a,b   Elhouichet, Habib ^a,b   Férid, Mokhtar ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES EN SCIENCES DES MATÉRIAUX   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Acceptor complex; Modified sol gel method; Photocatalysis; Photoluminescence; Sb doping; ZnO

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DYES; ENERGY GAP; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; REACTION RATES; REUSABILITY; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ACCEPTOR COMPLEX; MODIFIED SOL-GEL METHOD; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; SB DOPING;

ANTIMONY;

EID: 84992036610     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.09.158     Document Type: Article

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