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Hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanorods on Zn substrates and their application in degradation of azo dyes under ambient conditions

Xiaoyan Cai, Bingqian Han, Shaojuan Deng, Yan Wang, Yan Wang, Chengjun Dong, Yude Wang, Yude Wang, Igor Djerdj

CrystEngComm · 2014 · 48 citations · 45 references

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ZnO nanorod arrays on Zn substrates with different definite crystal surfaces can efficiently degrade azo dyes (Congo red and methyl orange) under ambient conditions, requiring neither light illumination nor additional energy (agitation, ultrasonic, <italic>etc.</italic>).

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Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells

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TiO<sub>2</sub>−Graphene Nanocomposites for Gas-Phase Photocatalytic Degradation of Volatile Aromatic Pollutant: Is TiO<sub>2</sub>−Graphene Truly Different from Other TiO<sub>2</sub>−Carbon Composite Materials?

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Oxygen Vacancy Induced Band-Gap Narrowing and Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO

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Photocatalytic degradation of azo dye acid red 14 in water on ZnO as an alternative catalyst to TiO2

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