Toward understanding the photocatalytic activity of PbMoO4 powders with predominant (111), (100), (011), and (110) facets. A combined experimental and theoretical study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 41, 2013, Pages 21382-21395

  Bomio, M R D ^a   Tranquilin, R L ^b   Motta, F V ^a   Paskocimas, C A ^a   Nascimento, R M ^a   Gracia, L ^b,c   Andres, J ^c   Longo, E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY METHODS; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE AND MORPHOLOGIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACETONE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84886044335     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp407416h     Document Type: Article

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