Improving the photocatalytic activity and stability of graphene-like BN/AgBr composites

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 313, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Chen, Jiajia ^a   Zhu, Jiaxiang ^a   Da, Zulin ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Yan, Jia ^a   Ji, Haiyan ^a   Shu, Huoming ^a   Li, Huaming ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AgBr; Graphene like BN; Photocatalytic activity; Stability

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGRADATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYBRID MATERIALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LIGHT; METAL IONS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SILVER HALIDES; SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AGBR; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETRIES (EDS); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; GRAPHENE LIKES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION MECHANISM; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84904815217     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.109     Document Type: Article

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