journal article·2025-12

Optimized Ce doped ZnO inverse opals: Efficient UV-light photocatalysts for dye degradation

Ahmet Kahraman, Funda Ak Azem, Ramazan Dalmis

Ceramics International· Volume 51· Issue 30
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