Controllable ZnO nanorod arrays@carbon fibers composites: Towards advanced CO2 photocatalytic reduction catalysts

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 12516-12520

  Liu, Lijun ^a  

^a Suihua University   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; CO2; Nanocomposites; Photocatalytic reduction; Solar energy materials; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; SOLAR ENERGY; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION OF CO; PRODUCT SELECTIVITIES; SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84992300119     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.04.136     Document Type: Article

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