In situ growth strategy for highly efficient Ag2CO3/g-C3N4 hetero/nanojunctions with enhanced photocatalytic activity under sunlight irradiation

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 852-861

  Tonda, Surendar ^a   Kumar, Santosh ^a,b   Shanker, Vishnu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ag2CO3; Degradation; g C3N4; Heterojunctions; Photocorrosion; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEGRADATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PRECIOUS METALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AG2CO3; G-C3N4; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCORROSION; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; SUNLIGHT; UV-VIS-DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84929629950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.03.021     Document Type: Article

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