X-shaped hollow α-FeOOH penetration twins and their conversion to α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals bound by high-index facets with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 274, Issue , 2015, Pages 224-230

  Liang, Hanfeng ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Wang, Rongrong ^a   Qi, Zhengbing ^a   Mi, Jinxiao ^a   Wang, Zhoucheng ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High index facets; Hollow structures; Penetration twins; Photocatalytic activity; Fe2O3; FeOOH

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

HIGH INDEX FACETS; HOLLOW NANOSTRUCTURES; HOLLOW STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; PENETRATION TWINS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TOPOTACTIC TRANSFORMATION; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

HEMATITE;

EID: 84927767065     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.03.125     Document Type: Article

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