Sillenite-type bismuth ferric nanocrystals: Microwave hydrothermal synthesis, structural characterization, and visible-light photocatalytic properties

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 616-624

  Hang, Qiming ^a   Zhu, Xinhua ^a   Zhu, Jianmin ^a   Liu, Zhiguo ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microstructural characterization; Microwave hydrothermal synthesis; Photocatalytic activity; Sillenite type bismuth ferric nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870673130     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.12.496     Document Type: Conference Paper

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