Investigation of optical and photocatalytic properties of bismuth nanospheres prepared by a facile thermolysis method

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1155-1160

  Wang, Zhi ^a   Jiang, Chunli ^a   Huang, Rong ^a   Peng, Hui ^a   Tang, Xiaodong ^a  

^a East China Normal University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE SPECTRUM; OLEYLAMINE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; VISIBLE RANGE;

INFRARED DEVICES; NANOSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BISMUTH;

EID: 84892755385     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4065505     Document Type: Article

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