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Photocatalytic action of ZnO thin films prepared by the sol–gel method

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Nanostructured ZnO thin films were deposited on glass by the dip-coating sol–gel method. The films exhibited pronounced activity to destroy malachite green in water both under UV-light illumination and in the dark.

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The financial support by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (Project TK-X-1702/07) is greatly acknowledged. GGY and CDD are indebted also to COST D43 Action of EC.

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  1. Laboratory of Nanoparticle Science and Technology, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sofia, 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Nina V. Kaneva, Georgi G. Yordanov & Ceco D. Dushkin

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Kaneva, N.V., Yordanov, G.G. & Dushkin, C.D. Photocatalytic action of ZnO thin films prepared by the sol–gel method. React Kinet Catal Lett 98, 259–263 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-009-0081-6

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