Graphitic-C3N4-hybridized TiO2 nanosheets with reactive {001} facets to enhance the UV- and visible-light photocatalytic activity

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 268, Issue , 2014, Pages 216-223

  Gu, Liuan ^b   Wang, Jingyu ^a,b   Zou, Zhijuan ^b   Han, Xijiang ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphitic C3N4; Hybrid materials; Photocatalysis; TiO2; 001 facets

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITIC-C3N4; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHOD; TIO; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; {001} FACETS;

FREE RADICALS; HYBRID MATERIALS; MOLECULES; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CARBON; CARBON NITRIDE; GRAPHITE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SOLVENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANATASE; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHITE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRRADIATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; EVAPORATION; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT; MOLECULE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GRAPHITIC-C(3)N(4); HYBRID MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TIO(2); {001} FACETS;

CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GRAPHITE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITRILES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTORS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84893439261     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.01.021     Document Type: Article

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