CNT/Ag3PO4 composites with highly enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity and stability

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 241, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-42

  Xu, Hui ^a   Wang, Cheng ^a   Song, Yanhua ^a   Zhu, Jiaxiang ^a   Xu, Yuanguo ^a   Yan, Jia ^a   Song, Yongxiu ^a   Li, Huaming ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CNT Ag3PO4; Heterojunction; Photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

CNT/AG3PO4; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

DEGRADATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRONS; SILVER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84891313312     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.11.065     Document Type: Article

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