Synthesis of titanate nanofibers co-sensitized with ZnS and Bi2S3 nanocrystallites and their application on pollutants removal

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-28

  Entradas, T J ^a,c   Cabrita, J F ^a   Barrocas, B ^a   Nunes, M R ^a   Silvestre, A J ^b   Monteiro, O C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c Istituto per Lo Studio Delle Macromolecole (ISMAC)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bi2S3 ZnS TNF nanocomposites; Hydroxyl radical; Photosensitization; Pollutants removal

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; POLLUTION; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ADSORPTION-PHOTOCATALYTIC; HYDROXYL RADICALS; PHOTOCATALYST MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; POLLUTANTS REMOVAL; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES; SINGLE-SOURCE PRECURSOR;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84938632814     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.07.008     Document Type: Article

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