PVP assisted hydrothermal synthesis of BiOBr hierarchical nanostructures and high photocatalytic capacity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 222, Issue , 2013, Pages 120-127

  Shi, Xiaojing ^a   Chen, Xin ^a   Chen, Xiliang ^a   Zhou, Shaomin ^a   Lou, Shiyun ^a   Wang, Yongqiang ^a   Yuan, Lin ^b  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Bismuth oxybromide; Hierarchical nanostructure; Hydrothermal synthesis; Photocatalytic activity; PVP

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH OXYBROMIDE; CONTROLLABLE STRUCTURES; HIERARCHICAL NANOSTRUCTURES; N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE; PVP;

AZO DYES; DEGRADATION; ENERGY GAP; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84875105575     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.02.034     Document Type: Article

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