Ultrathin BiOBr nanocrystals with dominant {001} facets and their high photocatalytic activity

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Wang, Juan ^a   Zhang, Yaqin ^a   Tian, Lihong ^a   Liu, Fenglin ^a   Xia, Qinghua ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiOBr nanosheets; Non hydrolytic; Oleylamine; Photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CARRIER MOBILITY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSHEETS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTODEGRADATION; RHODAMINE B; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE DEFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CRYSTALLINE FACETS; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; NON-HYDROLYTIC; OLEYLAMINE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; NANOCRYSTAL; RHODAMINE B; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER; ULTRATHIN BISMUTH OXYBROMIDE NANOCRYSTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84912544566     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2691-9     Document Type: Article

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