Sulphur, nitrogen-doped TiO2/graphene oxide composites as a high performance photocatalyst

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 749-761

  Shang, Xiaopeng ^a   Zhang, Min ^a   Wang, Xianbao ^a   Yang, Yingkui ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

doping; graphene oxide; photocatalytic activity; titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; BLENDING; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RATE CONSTANTS; SULFUR;

APPARENT RATE CONSTANT; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; OXYGEN-CONTAINING FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAPHENE OXIDE; METHYL ORANGE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SULFUR; THIOUREA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYST; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84902589087     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2012.713127     Document Type: Article

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