ß-Ga2O3 Nanorod synthesis with a one-step microwave irradiation hydrothermal method and its efficient photocatalytic degradation for perfluorooctanoic acid

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-47

  Zhao, Baoxiu ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Yang, Long ^a   Wang, Fen ^a   Li, Jincheng ^a   Xia, Wenxiang ^a   Li, Weijiang ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Zhao, Colin ^a  

^a QINGDAO TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85027935794     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12383     Document Type: Article

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