One-step synthesis of a sulfur-graphene composite with enhanced photocatalytic performance

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 314, Issue , 2014, Pages 266-272

  Hu, Changyuan ^a   Zheng, Shizheng ^a   Lian, Chengjiang ^a   Chen, Fei ^a   Lu, Tiewen ^a,b   Hu, Quanhong ^a   Duo, Shuwang ^a   Zhang, Rongbin ^b   Guan, Chengyu ^a  

^a JIANGXI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Graphene; Methylene blue; Photocatalyst; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARRIER TRANSPORT; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SODIUM SULFIDE; SODIUM SULFITE; SULFUR; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GRAPHENE COMPOSITES; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYLENE BLUE DEGRADATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE CARRIERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84906702823     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.06.119     Document Type: Article

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