Controlled synthesis of BiVO4 with multiple morphologies via an ethylenediamine-assisted hydrothermal method

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 435-441

  Qi, Xuemei ^a,b   Zhu, Xinyuan ^a   Wu, Jiang ^b   Wu, Qiang ^b   Li, Xian ^b   Gu, Miaoli ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRIC POWER   (China)

Author keywords

A. Semiconductors; B. Chemical synthesis; D. Catalytic properties; D. Crystal structure

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; MORPHOLOGY AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ULTRAVIOLET-VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84906337166     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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