Z-scheme SnO2-x/g-C3N4 composite as an efficient photocatalyst for dye degradation and photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-184

  He, Yiming ^a   Zhang, Lihong ^a   Fan, Maohong ^b   Wang, Xiaoxing ^a   Walbridge, Mikel L ^b   Nong, Qingyan ^a   Wu, Ying ^a   Zhao, Leihong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

g C3N4; Photocatalysis; SnO2 x; Visible light; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; G-C3N4; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SNO2-X; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT; Z-SCHEME;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84924188323     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.01.037     Document Type: Article

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