Fabrication of N-TiO2/InBO3 heterostructures with enhanced visible photocatalytic performance

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 13545-13551

  Yu, Yanlong ^a   Tang, Yue ^a   Yuan, Jixiang ^a   Wu, Qiang ^a   Zheng, Wenjun ^a   Cao, Yaan ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HETEROSTRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYST; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; ONE-STEP SOL GEL METHOD; OPTOELECTRONIC FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT;

OXIDE MINERALS;

EID: 84920681261     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412375z     Document Type: Article

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