Bi2WO6 quantum dot-intercalated ultrathin montmorillonite nanostructure and its enhanced photocatalytic performance

Nano Research

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1497-1506

  Sun, Songmei ^a   Wang, Wenzhong ^a   Jiang, Dong ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a   Li, Xiaoman ^a   Zheng, Yali ^a   An, Qi ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonia degradation; lifetime; montmorillonite exfoliation; photocatalysis; water oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904532981     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0511-2     Document Type: Article

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