A novel nanocomposite based on TiO2/Cu2O/reduced graphene oxide with enhanced solar-light-driven photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 324, Issue , 2015, Pages 419-431

  Almeida, Bruna M ^a   Melo, Maurício A ^a   Bettini, Jefferson ^b   Benedetti, João E ^a   Nogueira, Ana F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b BRAZILIAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ENERGY AND MATERIALS CNPEM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cuprous oxide; Methylene blue; Photocatalysis; Reduced graphene oxide; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COPPER OXIDES; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS; METHYLENE BLUE; NOVEL NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SOLAR-LIGHT-DRIVEN; SYNTHESISED; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84920658837     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.10.105     Document Type: Article

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