Comparative Study of Structural, Morphological, Magneto-Optical and Photo-Catalytic Properties of Magnetically

A Silambarasu1, A Manikandan2, K Balakrishnan3

  • 1Department of Chemistry, M.G.R College, Hosur, Krishnagiri 635109, Tamil Nadu, India.

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