Hierarchical BiVO4 micro/nanostructures synthesised via a solvothermal route and photodegradation of Rhodamine B

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 451-454

  Ma, Lin ^a   Xu, Li Mei ^a   Zhang, Ling Ling ^a  

^a LINGNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GAS ADSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MICRO/NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN ADSORPTION-DESORPTION; ORIENTED AGGREGATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLVOTHERMAL APPROACH; SYNTHETIC CONDITIONS; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; CHELATING AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METAL ION; NANOMATERIAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN DERIVATIVE; RHODAMINE B; VANADIUM DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; IRRADIATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VISCOSITY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84905254518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2014.0128     Document Type: Article

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