Enhanced photoluminescence and photocatalytic activity of ZnO-ZnWO4 nanocomposites synthesized by a precipitation method

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 15160-15165

  Jiang, Xianwu ^a   Zhao, Xiaoru ^a   Duan, Libing ^a   Shen, Hao ^a   Liu, Hainan ^a   Hou, Tian ^a   Wang, Fenggui ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intimate contact; Photoluminescence intensity; ZnO ZnWO4 Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENTS; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INTENSITIES; PRECIPITATION METHODS; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNWO;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84994338822     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.05.098     Document Type: Article

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