Synthesis of nitrogen-doped KNbO3 nanocubes with high photocatalytic activity for water splitting and degradation of organic pollutants under visible light

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 226, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-130

  Wang, Ruwei ^a,b,c   Zhu, Yufeng ^b   Qiu, Yongfu ^d   Leung, Chi Fai ^b,e   He, Jun ^b   Liu, Guijian ^a,c   Lau, Tai Chu ^a,b  

^a Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^d DONGGUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Niobium oxide; Nitrogen doping; Organic pollutants; Photodegradation; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; KOH CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN-DOPED; NITROGEN-DOPING; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; WATER SPLITTING;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NIOBIUM OXIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; UREA; WATER POLLUTION;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84877824592     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.04.049     Document Type: Article

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