CTAB-assisted synthesis of S@rGO composite with enhanced photocatalytic activity and photostability

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 335, Issue , 2015, Pages 92-98

  Hu, Changyuan ^a   Zheng, Shizheng ^a   Lian, Chengjiang ^a   Hu, Quanhong ^a   Duo, Shuwang ^a   Zhang, Rongbin ^b   Chen, Fei ^a  

^a JIANGXI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrostatic attraction; Photocatalysis; Reduced graphene oxide; Sulfur; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DYES; ELECTROSTATICS; GRAPHENE; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL PROTECTION; ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTIONS; PHOTO-STABILITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84930476865     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.02.031     Document Type: Article

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