Room-temperature solid state synthesis of Co3O4/ZnO p–n heterostructure and its photocatalytic activity

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 953-963

  Mohamed Reda, Gasmi ^a   Fan, Huiqing ^a   Tian, Hailin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Co3O4 ZnO; Photocatalyst; p n heterostructure; Solid state synthesis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHASE STRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HIGH SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; SOLID STATE REACTION ROUTE; SOLID-STATE SYNTHESIS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85009292373     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2016.12.025     Document Type: Article

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