Incorporation of N–ZnO/CdS/Graphene oxide composite photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 670, Issue , 2016, Pages 198-209

  Huo, Pengwei ^a   Zhou, Mingjun ^a   Tang, Yanfeng ^a   Liu, Xinlin ^a   Ma, Changchang ^a   Yu, Longbao ^a   Yan, Yongsheng ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; CdS; Ciprofloxacin; Graphene oxide; N ZnO; Photoctalytic degradation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; GRAPHENE; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

CIPROFLOXACIN; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 85006922618     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.01.247     Document Type: Article

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