Synthesis and characterization of g-C3N4/Cu 2O composite catalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-24

  Peng, Biyu ^a   Zhang, Shengsen ^a   Yang, Siyuan ^a   Wang, Hongjuan ^a   Yu, Hao ^a   Zhang, Shanqing ^b   Peng, Feng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Composites; A. Nanostructures; B. Chemical synthesis; C. Photoelectron spectroscopy; D. Catalytic properties

Indexed keywords

PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84899826415     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.04.042     Document Type: Article

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