Fabrication of sphere like plasmonic Ag/SnO2 photocatalyst for the degradation of phenol

Optik

Volumn 131, Issue , 2017, Pages 754-763

  Saravanakumar, K ^a   Muthuraj, V ^a  

^a VHNSN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ag SnO2; Phenol; Sphere like; Surface plasmon resonance; Visible light photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIODEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMONS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; HIGH SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; SPECTROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

SILVER;

EID: 85008670902     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2016.11.127     Document Type: Article

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