A BiPO 4 /BiOCl heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced electron-hole separation and excellent photocatalytic performance

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 340, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-42

  Duo, Fangfang ^a   Wang, Yawen ^a   Mao, Xiaoming ^a   Zhang, Xiaochao ^a   Wang, Yunfang ^a   Fan, Caimei ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BiPO 4 BiOCl photocatalyst; Electron hole separation; Heterojunction; MO degradation

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SEPARATION;

ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; P-N HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; SIMULATED SUNLIGHT; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84926217272     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.02.175     Document Type: Article

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