Enhanced photoelectrocatalytic performance of titanium dioxide/carbon cloth based photoelectrodes by graphene modification under visible-light irradiation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 263, Issue , 2013, Pages 291-298

  Zhai, Chunyang ^a   Zhu, Mingshan ^b   Ren, Fangfang ^a   Yao, Zhangquan ^a   Du, Yukou ^a   Yang, Ping ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye degradation; Graphene; Photoelectrocatalysis; Visible light

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTRODES; EXCITONS; GRAPHENE; PHOTOELECTRONS; POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DYE DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; PHOTO-ELECTROCATALYSIS; TIO; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

CARBON; DYE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOSPHERE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANATASE; CARBON; CATALYSIS; ELECTRODE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SYNERGISM; WAVELENGTH;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; NANOFABRICATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTANT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DYE DEGRADATION; GRAPHENE; PHOTOELECTROCATALYSIS; TIO(2); VISIBLE LIGHT;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84889088845     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.013     Document Type: Article

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