Enhanced photocatalytic activity of graphene-TiO2 composite under visible light irradiation

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 659-663

  Khalid, N R ^a,b   Ahmed, E ^b   Hong, Zhanglian ^b   Sana, L ^a   Ahmed, M ^a,b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite; Extended light absorption; Graphene; Photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; GRAPHENE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; VISIBLE LIGHT REGION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84885337219     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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