Photophysical and photocatalytic properties of Zn 3 M 2 O 8 (M = Nb, Ta)

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 227-231

  Noh, Tae Hoon ^a   Cho, In Sun ^b   Lee, Sangwook ^a   Kim, Dong Wook ^a   Park, Sangbaek ^a   Seo, Se Won ^a   Lee, Chan Woo ^a   Hong, Kug Sun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS METHANOL SOLUTIONS; BAND GAPS; DFT METHOD; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; LAYERED CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOTT-SCHOTTKY; ORBITALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOPHYSICAL; PRODUCTION RATES; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SOLID STATE REACTION METHOD; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRA;

COMPLEXATION; ENERGY GAP; METHANOL; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REFLECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84855383625     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04759.x     Document Type: Article

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