AgI-BiOI spherical solid solutions with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performances

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 453-461

  Chen, Feng ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Gao, Qihui ^a   Liu, Min ^b   Yu, Huogen ^a   Yu, Jiaguo ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

AgI BiOI; Photocatalysis; Solid solution; Visible light

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; ENERGY GAP; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RATE CONSTANTS; SILVER HALIDES;

AGI-BIOI; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; SYNTHESIZED METHODS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

BISMUTH; MICROSPHERE; SILVER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATE CONSTANT; REACTION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLID STATE;

EID: 84931828084     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: 18756786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1573413711666150130194930     Document Type: Article

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