Reflux condensation synthesis and characterization of Co3O4 nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications

Subject Areas : Iranian Journal of Catalysis

M. Mohamed Jaffer Sadiq ¹ , A. Samson Nesaraj ²

1 - Department of Nanosciences and Technology, Karunya University, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore - 641114, India.
2 - Department of Chemistry, Karunya University, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore - 641114, India

Received: 2014-09-23 Accepted : 2014-10-22 Published : 2014-12-01

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