The enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of yttrium-doped BiOBr synthesized via a reactable ionic liquid

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 331, Issue , 2015, Pages 170-178

  He, Minqiang ^a   Li, Weibing ^a   Xia, Jiexiang ^a   Xu, Li ^a   Di, Jun ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Yin, Sheng ^a   Li, Huaming ^a   Li, Mengna ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiOBr; Ciprofloxacin; Ionic liquids; Visible light photocatalytic activity; Yttrium

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YTTRIUM;

BIOBR; CIPROFLOXACIN; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84924666403     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.12.141     Document Type: Article

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