African Journal of
Pure and Applied Chemistry

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0840
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPAC
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 368

Full Length Research Paper

Electrochemical and optical band gaps of bimetallic silver-platinum varying metal ratios nanoparticles

Fredrick O. Okumu
  • Fredrick O. Okumu
  • Department of Chemistry, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Tenant Road, P. O. Box 652. Zonnebloem, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Mangaka C. Matoetoe*
  • Mangaka C. Matoetoe*
  • Department of Chemistry, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Tenant Road, P. O. Box 652. Zonnebloem, Cape Town, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 09 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 03 November 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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