Preparation of BiOBr thin films with micro-nano-structure and their photocatalytic applications

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 562, Issue , 2014, Pages 506-512

  Li, Rui ^a   Fan, Caimei ^a   Zhang, Xiaochao ^a   Wang, Yawen ^a   Wang, Yunfang ^a   Zhang, Hui ^b  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcoholysis coating; Bismuth oxybromide; Microstructure; Nanostructure; Photocatalysis; Thin films

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CALCINATION; COATINGS; DEGRADATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ALCOHOLYSIS-COATING; BISMUTH OXYBROMIDE; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84901804428     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.04.077     Document Type: Article

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