Synthesis of Ag2S-TiO2 nanocomposites and their catalytic activity towards rhodamine B photodegradation

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 649, Issue , 2015, Pages 483-490

  Yadav, Sudheer Kumar ^a   Jeevanandam, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Ag2S TiO2 nanocomposites; Catalyst; Photodegradation; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; ENAMELS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCATALYSTS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTODEGRADATION; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; THERMOLYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BLUE SHIFT; DECOMPOSITION APPROACH; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RHODAMINE B; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84938280243     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.07.184     Document Type: Article

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