In-situ synthesis of CdS/g-C3N4 hybrid nanocomposites with enhanced visible photocatalytic activity

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 3057-3064

  Fang, Zhang L ^a   Rong, Huang F ^a   Ya, Zhou L ^a   Qi, Pang ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE TRANSFER; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; VISIBLE-PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84921867597     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-015-8865-8     Document Type: Article

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