Enhanced photocatalytic performance of Ag-decorated BiFeO3 in visible light region

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-57

  Lu, Huidan ^a   Du, Zhenyu ^a   Wang, Jixiang ^a   Liu, Yongping ^a  

^a GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag decoration; BiFeO3; Nanocomposites; Photocatalysis; Surface plasmon resonance effect

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHEMICAL REDUCTION METHODS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; VISIBLE LIGHT REGION;

SILVER;

EID: 84938951155     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: 15734846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-015-3749-6     Document Type: Article

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