journal article·2025-05

Photocatalytic and gas sensing applications of sol–gel processed GO/(ZnxNi1-x)O ternary composites

Matthew D. Femi, Agnes C. Nkele, Michael O. Nwakanma, Adil Alshoaibi, G. H. Jain, S. D. Shinde, B. A. Ezekoye, A. B. C. Ekwealor, S. M. Abhinay, G. E. Patil, Fabian I. Ezema

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