A novel Bi-based oxybromide Bi4NbO8Br: Synthesis, characterization and visible-light-active photocatalytic activity

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 462, Issue , 2014, Pages 131-136

  He, Ying ^a   Zhang, Yihe ^a   Huang, Hongwei ^a   Tian, Na ^a   Guo, Yuxi ^a   Luo, Yi ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bi based; Bi4NbO8Br; Photocatalyst; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; NIOBIUM OXIDE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BI-BASED; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL BANDS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RHODAMINE-B; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN; XRD;

LIGHT;

BISMUTH; BROMINE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; NIOBIUM; OXYGEN; PEROVSKITE; RHODAMINE B;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLID STATE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84907541402     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.07.034     Document Type: Article

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