A review in visible-light-driven BiVO4 photocatalysts

International Journal of Nanoparticles

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 268-283

  Xu, Yue Hua ^a   Liu, Chao Jun ^a   Chen, Ming Jie ^a   Liu, You Qin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bismuth vanadate; Doping; Nanotechnology; Photocatalyst; Visible light driven

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957995450     PISSN: 17532507     EISSN: 17532515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNP.2011.040513     Document Type: Article

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