Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 52, Issue 6, 0616001(2023)

Preparation and Photocatalytic Properties of Highly Stable Mn:ZnO/Mn2O3 Nanocomposite Photocatalysts

Minghui BAI1, Xian LIU1, Qiuping ZHANG1,2、*, Man SONG1, Jianhong LI1, Yifei SUN1, Fei YU1, Huan YUAN1, Yuanjie SU2, and Ming XU1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Lab of Information Materials of Sichuan Province, College of Electronic Information, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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    Minghui BAI, Xian LIU, Qiuping ZHANG, Man SONG, Jianhong LI, Yifei SUN, Fei YU, Huan YUAN, Yuanjie SU, Ming XU. Preparation and Photocatalytic Properties of Highly Stable Mn:ZnO/Mn2O3 Nanocomposite Photocatalysts[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(6): 0616001

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    Received: Nov. 8, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 7, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 27, 2023

    The Author Email: ZHANG Qiuping (zhqpdq@163.com), XU Ming (hsuming_2001@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20235206.0616001

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