Preparation of Mn-doped BiOBr microspheres for efficient visible-light-induced photocatalysis

MRS Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 145-149

  Wei, Zhen ^a   Jiang, Guohua ^a   Shen, Liang ^b   Li, Xia ^a   Wang, Xiaohong ^a   Chen, Wenxing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; MICROSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

ACTIVE SPECIES; COMPOSITE MICROSPHERES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTO-ABSORPTION PROPERTY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84885661309     PISSN: 21596859     EISSN: 21596867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2013.29     Document Type: Article

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