Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of the graphene-La2Ti2O7 nanocomposites

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 178, Issue , 2011, Pages 468-474

  Wu, ChunHui ^a   Zhang, Yong Zheng ^a   Li, Sheng ^a   Zheng, HuiJuan ^a   Wang, Hao ^a   Liu, JingBing ^a   Li, KunWei ^b   Yan, Hui ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDIZATION   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Nanocomposite; Photocatalytic properties

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHITE; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM OXIDES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; DIFFUSE SPECTROSCOPY; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84857655723     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.062     Document Type: Article

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