journal article·2026-06

Magnetic stirring-assisted synthesis of ZnO nanorods via mechanically assisted thermal decomposition for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of malachite green oxalate

Sumit Kumar, Suchitra Rajput, Nidhi Dureja, Abhinav Mittapalli

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 6
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