Nano-sized CuO/ZnO hollow spheres: synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic performance

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 19, 2017, Pages 14678-14684

  Hassanpour, Mohammad ^a   Safardoust Hojaghan, Hossein ^a   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a   Yeganeh Faal, Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

^b PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DYES; ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; HOLLOW SPHERE; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROWAVE METHODS; NANO SIZED; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; RHODAMINE B;

COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 85020727307     PISSN: 09574522     EISSN: 1573482X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-017-7333-4     Document Type: Article

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