Synthesis of g-C3N4/Ag3VO4 composites with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 271, Issue , 2015, Pages 96-105

  Zhu, Tingting ^a   Song, Yanhua ^a   Ji, Haiyan ^a   Xu, Yuanguo ^a   Song, Yongxiu ^a   Xia, Jiexiang ^a   Yin, Sheng ^a   Li, Yeping ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Li, Huaming ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag3VO4; Composites; G C3N4; Photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DYES; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILVER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; G-C3N4; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE TRANSFER; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84924407018     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.02.018     Document Type: Article

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