The influence of noble metals on photocatalytic activity of ZnO for Congo red degradation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 44, 2016, Pages 20100-20112

  Güy, Nuray ^a   Özacar, Mahmut ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Borohydride reduction; Congo red; Noble metals doped ZnO; Photodegradation; Williamson Hall

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; IRRADIATION; METALS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIOUS METALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILVER; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTIONS; CONGO RED; DOPED ZNO; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE (FMR); FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84995611328     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.07.063     Document Type: Article

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