Improved visible-light photocatalytic activity in ZnTiO3 nanopowder prepared by sol-electrospinning

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 163, Issue , 2017, Pages 148-156

  Perween, Shama ^a   Ranjan, Amit ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Hexagonal ZnTiO3; Nanopowders; Phenol degradation; Sol electropinning technique; Visible light Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CALCINATION; ELECTROSPINNING; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POWDERS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SPINNING (FIBERS);

HEXAGONAL ZNTIO3; NANO POWDERS; PHENOL DEGRADATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRA; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS;

LIGHT;

EID: 85010433121     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.01.020     Document Type: Article

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