Graphene sheets-based Ag@Ag3PO4 heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability under visible light

Powder Technology

Volumn 246, Issue , 2013, Pages 278-283

  He, Guangyu ^a,b   Qian, Maogong ^a   Sun, Xiaoqiang ^a   Chen, Qun ^a   Wang, Xin ^b   Chen, Haiqun ^a  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Photocatalytic; Reduced graphene oxide; Rhodamine B; Silver phosphate; Stability

Indexed keywords

HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); RHODAMINE B; SILVER PHOSPHATE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

AZO DYES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DYES; GRAPHENE; LIGHT; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

SILVER;

GRAPHENE OXIDE; METHYL ORANGE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; RHODAMINE B; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; ELECTRON; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOFABRICATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 84879145540     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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