Enhanced photodegradation of methyl orange synergistically by microcrystal facet cutting and flexible electrically-conducting channels

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 48, 2014, Pages 28063-28068

  Sun, Liangliang ^a   Wu, Xinglong ^a   Meng, Ming ^a   Zhu, Xiaobin ^a   Chu, Paul K ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CITRUS FRUITS; COPPER OXIDES; CRYSTAL CUTTING; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MICROCRYSTALS; MOLECULES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

CONDUCTING CHANNELS; CRYSTAL FACETS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; HOLE ACCUMULATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); WATER MOLECULE;

REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE;

EID: 84915756229     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510772u     Document Type: Article

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