Ag3PO4 colloidal nanocrystal clusters with controllable shape and superior photocatalytic activity

Nano Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 106-116

  Pang, Fei ^a   Liu, Xueteng ^a   He, Mingyuan ^a   Ge, Jianping ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

nanocrystal cluster; photocatalysis; silver phosphate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922083293     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0580-2     Document Type: Article

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