Sonochemical assisted synthesis of RGO/ZnO nanowire arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue , 2017, Pages 669-675

  Khan, Ibrahim ^a   Ibrahim, Akram A M ^a   Sohail, Manzar ^a   Qurashi, Ahsanulhaq ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Nanowire arrays (NWAs); Photocurrent; RGO ZnO; Sonochemical; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCURRENTS; TIN OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); RGO/ZNO; SONOCHEMICAL; WATER SPLITTING;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

FLUORINE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOWIRE; TIN OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE NANOWIRE ARRAY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOARRAY; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85014258640     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.02.029     Document Type: Article

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