Impact of preparative pH on the morphology and photocatalytic activity of BiVO 4

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wan, Yongbiao ^a,b   Wang, Sihong ^a   Luo, Wenhao ^a   Zhao, Lianhua ^a  

^a YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xinxiang Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTATE MINERALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION PERFORMANCE; AMMONIA SOLUTION; AQUEOUS PHASIS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE PRECIPITATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84864941931     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/392865     Document Type: Article

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