One-dimensional hierarchical heterostructures of In2S3 nanosheets on electrospun TiO2 nanofibers with enhanced visible photocatalytic activity

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 260, Issue , 2013, Pages 892-900

  Zhang, Xin ^a   Li, Xinghua ^a   Shao, Changlu ^a   Li, Jinhuan ^a   Zhang, Mingyi ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Wang, Kexin ^a   Lu, Na ^a   Liu, Yichun ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cr(VI); Electrospinning; Hierarchical heterostructures; In2S3; Methyl orange; TiO2

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; METHYL ORANGE; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

AZO DYES; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY CONVERSION; INDIUM; LIGHT; NANOFIBERS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; WEAVING;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHROMIUM; INDIUM SULFIDE; METAL COMPLEX; METHYL ORANGE; NANOFIBER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOFIBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMIUM; DYE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RECYCLING; REDUCTION KINETICS; SEDIMENTATION;

CR(VI); ELECTROSPINNING; HIERARCHICAL HETEROSTRUCTURES; IN(2)S(3); METHYL ORANGE; TIO(2);

AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDIUM; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFIDES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER PURIFICATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84880444709     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.06.024     Document Type: Article

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