Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 by ZnO micro/nanomaterials with different morphologies and ratios of {0001} facets

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Liu, Xiaodi ^a   Ye, Liqun ^a   Liu, Shanshan ^a   Li, Yinping ^a   Ji, Xiaoxu ^a  

^a NANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85002553257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep38474     Document Type: Article

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