Investigation of cation (Sn2+) and anion (N3-) substitution in favor of visible light photocatalytic activity in the layered perovskite K2La2Ti3O10

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 502-508

  Kumar, Vinod ^a   Govind, ^b   Uma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Layered perovskite; Nitrogen incorporation; Photocatalyst; Rhodamine B; Tin doping; Visible absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; BAND GAPS; ION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; LAYERED PEROVSKITE; NITROGEN INCORPORATION; NITROGEN-DOPING; ORBITALS; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; RED SHIFT; RHODAMINE B; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TIN CHLORIDES; UV-VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE ABSORPTION; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

ABSORPTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METABOLISM; NITRIDES; NITROGEN; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POSITIVE IONS; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY; UREA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TIN;

AZIDE; PEROVSKITE; RHODAMINE B; TIN;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYST; DYE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; PEROVSKITE; POLYMER; TIN; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; LIGHT; NITRILES; OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; RHODAMINES; TIN; TITANIUM;

EID: 79953836037     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.02.064     Document Type: Article

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