ZnO nanoparticles sensitized by CuInZnxS2+x quantum dots as highly efficient solar light driven photocatalysts

Florian Donat, Serge Corbel, Halima Alem, Steve Pontvianne, Lavinia Balan, Ghouti Medjahdi and Raphaël Schneider
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1080–1093. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.110

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ZnO nanoparticles sensitized by CuInZnxS2+x quantum dots as highly efficient solar light driven photocatalysts
Florian Donat, Serge Corbel, Halima Alem, Steve Pontvianne, Lavinia Balan, Ghouti Medjahdi and Raphaël Schneider
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1080–1093. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.110

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Donat, F.; Corbel, S.; Alem, H.; Pontvianne, S.; Balan, L.; Medjahdi, G.; Schneider, R. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1080–1093. doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.110

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