S-, N- and C-doped ZnO as semiconductor photocatalysts: A review

Frontiers of Materials Science - Tập 13 Số 1 - Trang 1-22 - 2019
Vijaya Kumari1, Anuj Mittal1, Jitender Jindal2, Suprabha Yadav1, Naveen Kumar1
1Department of Chemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
2Department of Chemistry, R.P.S. Degree College, Mohindergarh, India

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