Novel Y doped Bi2WO6 photocatalyst: Hydrothermal fabrication, characterization and enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for Rhodamine B degradation and photocurrent generation

Materials Characterization

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 166-172

  Cao, Ranran ^a   Huang, Hongwei ^a   Tian, Na ^a   Zhang, Yihe ^a   Guo, Yuxi ^a   Zhang, Tierui ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Bi2WO6; Optical properties; Photocatalysis; Photocurrent; Visible light irradiation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; GAS ADSORPTION; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HYDROTHERMAL FABRICATIONS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84922489343     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2015.01.016     Document Type: Article

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