Step synthesis and photocatalytic activity of NiO/graphene nanocomposite under UV and visible light as an effective photocatalyst

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 337, Issue , 2017, Pages 44-53

  Soofivand, Faezeh ^a   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graphene; Magnetic property; Nanocomposite; Nanostructures; NiO; Photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009999466     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.01.003     Document Type: Article

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