Controlled fabrication and enhanced photocatalystic performance of BiVO 4 @CeO 2 hollow microspheres for the visible-light-driven degradation of rhodamine B

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 349, Issue , 2015, Pages 529-537

  Xu, Jie ^a   Wang, Wenzhong ^a   Wang, Jun ^b   Liang, Yujie ^a  

^a MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; m BiVO 4 @CeO 2 hollow microspheres; Microspheres; Photocatalysis; Preparation

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CERIUM OXIDE; DEGRADATION; ELECTRONIC STATES; ENERGY GAP; FABRICATION; LIGHT; MICROSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

COPRECIPITATION METHOD; HOLLOW MICROSPHERE; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; PREPARATION; VIBRATIONAL FEATURES;

BORON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84937701006     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.04.195     Document Type: Article

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