Preparation and characterization of p-n heterojunction CuBi2O4/CeO2 and its photocatalytic activities under UVA light irradiation

Journal of King Saud University - Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 120-135

  Elaziouti, Abdelkader ^a,b   Laouedj, Nadjia ^b   Bekka, Ahmed ^a   Vannier, Rose Noëlle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET DE LA TECHNOLOGIE D ORAN MOHAMED BOUDIAF   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAIDA   (Algeria)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Congo red; CuBi2O4 CeO2 heterojunction; Photocatalytic activity; Synergy effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926186840     PISSN: 10183647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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